What color is #8E857E?

#8E857E is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E857E?

The RGB value is 142, 133, 126: 142 red, 133 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E857E?

The complementary color is #7E878E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E857E?

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.

#8E857E color

#8E857E rgb(142, 133, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E857E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 52.2% green and 49.4% blue (142, 133, 126).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Petrified (#8B8680), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8E857E color codes

HEX	`#8E857E`
RGB	`rgb(142, 133, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 52.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 11%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 11%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.12, 2.1, 4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.12, 5.41, 67.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.308, 24.033, 23.145)`
Decimal	`9340286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E857E, 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 #8E857E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E857E 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 #8E857E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e857e; }
.text { color: #8e857e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e857e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 133 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e857e, #8e8d7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8E857E?: #8E857E is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E857E?: The RGB value is 142, 133, 126: 142 red, 133 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E857E?: The complementary color is #7E878E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E857E?: 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.