What color is #8E8180?

#8E8180 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8180?

The RGB value is 142, 129, 128: 142 red, 129 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8180?

The complementary color is #808D8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8180?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8180 color

#8E8180 rgb(142, 129, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E8180 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 50.6% green and 50.2% blue (142, 129, 128).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 6% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#8E8180 color codes

HEX	`#8E8180`
RGB	`rgb(142, 129, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 50.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 6%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 10%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 10%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.08, 4.74, 2.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.08, 5.28, 26.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.902, 23.01, 23.653)`
Decimal	`9339264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8180, 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 #8E8180	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8180 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #8E8180 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8180; }
.text { color: #8e8180; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8180; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 129 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8180, #8e8880); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E8180?: #8E8180 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8180?: The RGB value is 142, 129, 128: 142 red, 129 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8180?: The complementary color is #808D8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8180?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.