What color is #8D8092?

#8D8092 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8092?

The RGB value is 141, 128, 146: 141 red, 128 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8092?

The complementary color is #859280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8092?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8092 color

#8D8092 rgb(141, 128, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D8092 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 50.2% green and 57.3% blue (141, 128, 146).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#8D8092 color codes

HEX	`#8D8092`
RGB	`rgb(141, 128, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 50.2%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 12%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.25, 8.42, -7.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.25, 11.53, 316.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.891, 23.177, 30.403)`
Decimal	`9273490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8092, 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 #8D8092	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8092 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #8D8092 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8092; }
.text { color: #8d8092; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8092; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 128 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8092, #92808e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D8092?: #8D8092 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8092?: The RGB value is 141, 128, 146: 141 red, 128 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8092?: The complementary color is #859280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8092?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.