What color is #8E799A?

#8E799A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E799A?

The RGB value is 142, 121, 154: 142 red, 121 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E799A?

The complementary color is #859A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E799A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E799A color

#8E799A rgb(142, 121, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E799A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 47.5% green and 60.4% blue (142, 121, 154).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#8E799A color codes

HEX	`#8E799A`
RGB	`rgb(142, 121, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 47.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 21%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.77, 14.52, -14.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.77, 20.69, 314.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.824, 21.759, 33.51)`
Decimal	`9337242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E799A, 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 #8E799A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E799A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #8E799A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e799a; }
.text { color: #8e799a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e799a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 121 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e799a, #9a7995); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8E799A?: #8E799A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E799A?: The RGB value is 142, 121, 154: 142 red, 121 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E799A?: The complementary color is #859A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E799A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.