What color is #8E8987?

#8E8987 is a gray known as Chorus of Elephants. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Chorus of Elephants?

The RGB value is 142, 137, 135: 142 red, 137 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Chorus of Elephants?

The complementary color is #878C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8987?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Chorus of Elephants color: hex code #8E8987

#8E8987 rgb(142, 137, 135)

Shades of gray

Chorus of Elephants has the hex code #8E8987. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 53.7% green and 52.9% blue (142, 137, 135).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 3% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 44% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

Chorus of Elephants (#8E8987) color codes

HEX	`#8E8987`
RGB	`rgb(142, 137, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 53.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 3%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 5%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.45, 1.48, 1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.45, 2.28, 49.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.474, 25.392, 26.529)`
Decimal	`9341319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Chorus of Elephants, 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 #8E8987	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8987 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #8E8987 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8987; }
.text { color: #8e8987; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8987; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 137 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8987, #8e8d87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

See #8E8987 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8E8987?: #8E8987 is a gray known as Chorus of Elephants. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Chorus of Elephants?: The RGB value is 142, 137, 135: 142 red, 137 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Chorus of Elephants?: The complementary color is #878C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8987?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.