What color is #8B8391?

#8B8391 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B8391?

The RGB value is 139, 131, 145: 139 red, 131 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8391?

The complementary color is #899183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8391?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8391 color

#8B8391 rgb(139, 131, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B8391 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 51.4% green and 56.9% blue (139, 131, 145).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#8B8391 color codes

HEX	`#8B8391`
RGB	`rgb(139, 131, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 51.4%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 10%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 10%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.85, 5.76, -6.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.85, 8.63, 311.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.874, 23.766, 30.112)`
Decimal	`9143185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8391, 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 #8B8391	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8391 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #8B8391 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8391; }
.text { color: #8b8391; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8391; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 131 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8391, #918390); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B8391?: #8B8391 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B8391?: The RGB value is 139, 131, 145: 139 red, 131 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8391?: The complementary color is #899183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8391?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.