What color is #8B879C?

#8B879C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B879C?

The RGB value is 139, 135, 156: 139 red, 135 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B879C?

The complementary color is #989C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B879C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B879C color

#8B879C rgb(139, 135, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B879C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 52.9% green and 61.2% blue (139, 135, 156).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#8B879C color codes

HEX	`#8B879C`
RGB	`rgb(139, 135, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 52.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 13%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.29, 5.79, -10.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.29, 12.1, 298.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.311, 25.217, 34.98)`
Decimal	`9144220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B879C, 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 #8B879C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B879C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #8B879C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b879c; }
.text { color: #8b879c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b879c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 135 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b879c, #95879c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B879C?: #8B879C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B879C?: The RGB value is 139, 135, 156: 139 red, 135 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B879C?: The complementary color is #989C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B879C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.