What color is #8B8096?

#8B8096 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B8096?

The RGB value is 139, 128, 150: 139 red, 128 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8096?

The complementary color is #8B9680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8096?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8096 color

#8B8096 rgb(139, 128, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B8096 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 50.2% green and 58.8% blue (139, 128, 150).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#8B8096 color codes

HEX	`#8B8096`
RGB	`rgb(139, 128, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 50.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 15%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.21, 8.54, -10.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.21, 13.37, 309.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.871, 23.129, 32.055)`
Decimal	`9142422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8096, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8B8096	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8096 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8B8096 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8096; }
.text { color: #8b8096; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8096; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 128 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8096, #968096); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B8096?: #8B8096 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B8096?: The RGB value is 139, 128, 150: 139 red, 128 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8096?: The complementary color is #8B9680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8096?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.