What color is #8E839E?

#8E839E 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 #8E839E?

The RGB value is 142, 131, 158: 142 red, 131 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E839E?

The complementary color is #939E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E839E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E839E color

#8E839E rgb(142, 131, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E839E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 51.4% green and 62% blue (142, 131, 158).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#8E839E color codes

HEX	`#8E839E`
RGB	`rgb(142, 131, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 51.4%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 17%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 17%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.54, 9.57, -12.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.54, 16.04, 306.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.442, 24.452, 35.72)`
Decimal	`9339806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E839E, 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 #8E839E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E839E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #8E839E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e839e; }
.text { color: #8e839e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e839e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 131 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e839e, #9c839e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E839E?: #8E839E 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 #8E839E?: The RGB value is 142, 131, 158: 142 red, 131 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E839E?: The complementary color is #939E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E839E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.