What color is #8E8576?

#8E8576 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8576?

The RGB value is 142, 133, 118: 142 red, 133 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8576?

The complementary color is #767F8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8576?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8576 color

#8E8576 rgb(142, 133, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E8576 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 52.2% green and 46.3% blue (142, 133, 118).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 17% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#8E8576 color codes

HEX	`#8E8576`
RGB	`rgb(142, 133, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 52.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 17%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.92, 0.72, 9.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.92, 9.34, 85.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.813, 23.834, 20.535)`
Decimal	`9340278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8576, 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 #8E8576	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8576 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #8E8576 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8576; }
.text { color: #8e8576; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8576; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 133 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8576, #8b8e76); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E8576?: #8E8576 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8576?: The RGB value is 142, 133, 118: 142 red, 133 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8576?: The complementary color is #767F8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8576?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.