What color is #8E767E?

#8E767E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E767E?

The RGB value is 142, 118, 126: 142 red, 118 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E767E?

The complementary color is #768E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E767E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E767E color

#8E767E rgb(142, 118, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E767E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 46.3% green and 49.4% blue (142, 118, 126).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 11% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#8E767E color codes

HEX	`#8E767E`
RGB	`rgb(142, 118, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 46.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 11%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.08, 10.73, -0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.08, 10.77, 355.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.399, 20.215, 22.509)`
Decimal	`9336446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E767E, 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 #8E767E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E767E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #8E767E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e767e; }
.text { color: #8e767e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e767e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 118 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e767e, #8e7a76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8E767E?: #8E767E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E767E?: The RGB value is 142, 118, 126: 142 red, 118 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E767E?: The complementary color is #768E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E767E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.