What color is #8D396E?

#8D396E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D396E?

The RGB value is 141, 57, 110: 141 red, 57 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D396E?

The complementary color is #398D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D396E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D396E color

#8D396E rgb(141, 57, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8D396E is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 22.4% green and 43.1% blue (141, 57, 110).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 42% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 22% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Aubergine (#853C69), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#8D396E color codes

HEX	`#8D396E`
RGB	`rgb(141, 57, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 22.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 42%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 60%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 22%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.33, 41.91, -13.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.33, 43.94, 342.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.263, 9.716, 15.82)`
Decimal	`9255278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D396E, 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 #8D396E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8D396E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #8D396E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d396e; }
.text { color: #8d396e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d396e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 57 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d396e, #8d3944); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8D396E?: #8D396E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D396E?: The RGB value is 141, 57, 110: 141 red, 57 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D396E?: The complementary color is #398D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D396E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.