What color is #8E757B?

#8E757B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E757B?

The RGB value is 142, 117, 123: 142 red, 117 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E757B?

The complementary color is #758E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E757B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E757B color

#8E757B rgb(142, 117, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E757B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 45.9% green and 48.2% blue (142, 117, 123).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 13% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#8E757B color codes

HEX	`#8E757B`
RGB	`rgb(142, 117, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 45.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 18%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 13%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.73, 10.78, 0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.73, 10.78, 1.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.092, 19.904, 21.466)`
Decimal	`9336187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E757B, 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 #8E757B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E757B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #8E757B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e757b; }
.text { color: #8e757b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e757b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 117 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e757b, #8e7b75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8E757B?: #8E757B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E757B?: The RGB value is 142, 117, 123: 142 red, 117 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E757B?: The complementary color is #758E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E757B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.