What color is #8E737C?

#8E737C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E737C?

The RGB value is 142, 115, 124: 142 red, 115 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E737C?

The complementary color is #738E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E737C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E737C color

#8E737C rgb(142, 115, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E737C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 45.1% green and 48.6% blue (142, 115, 124).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 13% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#8E737C color codes

HEX	`#8E737C`
RGB	`rgb(142, 115, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 45.1%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 13%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.23, 12.12, -0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.23, 12.16, 355.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.924, 19.468, 21.72)`
Decimal	`9335676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E737C, 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 #8E737C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E737C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #8E737C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e737c; }
.text { color: #8e737c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e737c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 115 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e737c, #8e7773); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8E737C?: #8E737C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E737C?: The RGB value is 142, 115, 124: 142 red, 115 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E737C?: The complementary color is #738E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E737C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.