What color is #8E8488?

#8E8488 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8488?

The RGB value is 142, 132, 136: 142 red, 132 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8488?

The complementary color is #848E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8488?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8488 color

#8E8488 rgb(142, 132, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E8488 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 51.8% green and 53.3% blue (142, 132, 136).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 4% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 4% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#8E8488 color codes

HEX	`#8E8488`
RGB	`rgb(142, 132, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 51.8%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 4%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 7%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 4%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.12, 4.51, -0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.12, 4.58, 350.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.85, 24.031, 26.67)`
Decimal	`9340040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8488, 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 #8E8488	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8488 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #8E8488 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8488; }
.text { color: #8e8488; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8488; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 132 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8488, #8e8584); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E8488?: #8E8488 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8488?: The RGB value is 142, 132, 136: 142 red, 132 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8488?: The complementary color is #848E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8488?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.