What color is #8D8299?

#8D8299 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8299?

The RGB value is 141, 130, 153: 141 red, 130 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8299?

The complementary color is #8E9982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8299?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8299 color

#8D8299 rgb(141, 130, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8D8299 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 51% green and 60% blue (141, 130, 153).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#8D8299 color codes

HEX	`#8D8299`
RGB	`rgb(141, 130, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 51%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 15%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.02, 8.73, -10.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.02, 13.87, 308.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.716, 23.928, 33.447)`
Decimal	`9274009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8299, 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 #8D8299	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8299 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #8D8299 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8299; }
.text { color: #8d8299; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8299; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 130 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8299, #998299); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D8299?: #8D8299 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8299?: The RGB value is 141, 130, 153: 141 red, 130 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8299?: The complementary color is #8E9982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8299?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.