What color is #8E848D?

#8E848D is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E848D?

The RGB value is 142, 132, 141: 142 red, 132 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E848D?

The complementary color is #848E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E848D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E848D color

#8E848D rgb(142, 132, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E848D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 51.8% green and 55.3% blue (142, 132, 141).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 4% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 1% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#8E848D color codes

HEX	`#8E848D`
RGB	`rgb(142, 132, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 51.8%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 4%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 7%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.26, 5.48, -3.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.26, 6.49, 327.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.214, 24.177, 28.585)`
Decimal	`9340045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E848D, 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 #8E848D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E848D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #8E848D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e848d; }
.text { color: #8e848d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e848d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 132 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e848d, #8e8488); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E848D?: #8E848D is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E848D?: The RGB value is 142, 132, 141: 142 red, 132 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E848D?: The complementary color is #848E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E848D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.