What color is #8D8294?

#8D8294 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8294?

The RGB value is 141, 130, 148: 141 red, 130 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8294?

The complementary color is #899482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8294?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8294 color

#8D8294 rgb(141, 130, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D8294 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 51% green and 58% blue (141, 130, 148).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% 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 5.75:1).

#8D8294 color codes

HEX	`#8D8294`
RGB	`rgb(141, 130, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 51%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 12%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 12%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.85, 7.68, -8.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.85, 11.19, 313.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.312, 23.766, 31.318)`
Decimal	`9274004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8294, 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 #8D8294	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8294 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #8D8294 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8294; }
.text { color: #8d8294; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8294; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 130 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8294, #948292); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D8294?: #8D8294 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8294?: The RGB value is 141, 130, 148: 141 red, 130 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8294?: The complementary color is #899482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8294?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.