What color is #8C8396?

#8C8396 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C8396?

The RGB value is 140, 131, 150: 140 red, 131 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C8396?

The complementary color is #8D9683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8396?

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.

#8C8396 color

#8C8396 rgb(140, 131, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C8396 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 51.4% green and 58.8% blue (140, 131, 150).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8C8396 color codes

HEX	`#8C8396`
RGB	`rgb(140, 131, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 51.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 13%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 13%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.1, 7.16, -8.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.1, 11.45, 308.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.436, 24.01, 32.195)`
Decimal	`9208726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C8396, 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 #8C8396	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8396 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 #8C8396 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8396; }
.text { color: #8c8396; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8396; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 131 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8396, #968396); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C8396?: #8C8396 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C8396?: The RGB value is 140, 131, 150: 140 red, 131 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C8396?: The complementary color is #8D9683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8396?: 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.