What color is #8E8296?

#8E8296 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8296?

The RGB value is 142, 130, 150: 142 red, 130 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8296?

The complementary color is #8A9682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8296?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8296 color

#8E8296 rgb(142, 130, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E8296 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 51% green and 58.8% blue (142, 130, 150).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#8E8296 color codes

HEX	`#8E8296`
RGB	`rgb(142, 130, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 51%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 13%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 13%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.01, 8.45, -9.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.01, 12.39, 313.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.642, 23.918, 32.167)`
Decimal	`9339542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8296, 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 #8E8296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8296 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #8E8296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8296; }
.text { color: #8e8296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 130 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8296, #968294); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E8296?: #8E8296 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8296?: The RGB value is 142, 130, 150: 142 red, 130 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8296?: The complementary color is #8A9682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8296?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.