What color is #8E889F?

#8E889F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E889F?

The RGB value is 142, 136, 159: 142 red, 136 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E889F?

The complementary color is #999F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E889F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E889F color

#8E889F rgb(142, 136, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E889F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 53.3% green and 62.4% blue (142, 136, 159).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#8E889F color codes

HEX	`#8E889F`
RGB	`rgb(142, 136, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 53.3%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 14%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 14%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.91, 6.91, -11.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.91, 13.32, 301.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.216, 25.862, 36.405)`
Decimal	`9341087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E889F, 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 #8E889F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E889F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #8E889F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e889f; }
.text { color: #8e889f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e889f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 136 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e889f, #99889f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E889F?: #8E889F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E889F?: The RGB value is 142, 136, 159: 142 red, 136 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E889F?: The complementary color is #999F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E889F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.