What color is #8B8490?

#8B8490 is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B8490?

The RGB value is 139, 132, 144: 139 red, 132 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8490?

The complementary color is #899084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8490?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8490 color

#8B8490 rgb(139, 132, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B8490 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 51.8% green and 56.5% blue (139, 132, 144).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 5% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#8B8490 color codes

HEX	`#8B8490`
RGB	`rgb(139, 132, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 51.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 5%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 8%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.09, 4.98, -5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.09, 7.41, 312.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.932, 24.005, 29.753)`
Decimal	`9143440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8490, 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 #8B8490	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8490 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #8B8490 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8490; }
.text { color: #8b8490; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8490; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 132 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8490, #90848f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B8490?: #8B8490 is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B8490?: The RGB value is 139, 132, 144: 139 red, 132 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8490?: The complementary color is #899084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8490?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.