What color is #8E808B?

#8E808B is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E808B?

The RGB value is 142, 128, 139: 142 red, 128 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E808B?

The complementary color is #808E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E808B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E808B color

#8E808B rgb(142, 128, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E808B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 50.2% green and 54.5% blue (142, 128, 139).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 6% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#8E808B color codes

HEX	`#8E808B`
RGB	`rgb(142, 128, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 50.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 6%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 10%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 2%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.13, 7.39, -3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.13, 8.4, 331.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.534, 23.054, 27.631)`
Decimal	`9339019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E808B, 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 #8E808B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E808B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #8E808B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e808b; }
.text { color: #8e808b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e808b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 128 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e808b, #8e8084); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E808B?: #8E808B is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E808B?: The RGB value is 142, 128, 139: 142 red, 128 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E808B?: The complementary color is #808E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E808B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.