What color is #8E858D?

#8E858D is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E858D?

The RGB value is 142, 133, 141: 142 red, 133 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E858D?

The complementary color is #858E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E858D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E858D color

#8E858D rgb(142, 133, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E858D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 52.2% green and 55.3% blue (142, 133, 141).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 4% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#8E858D color codes

HEX	`#8E858D`
RGB	`rgb(142, 133, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 52.2%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 4%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 6%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.53, 4.91, -3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.53, 5.79, 327.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.35, 24.449, 28.631)`
Decimal	`9340301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E858D, 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 #8E858D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E858D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #8E858D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e858d; }
.text { color: #8e858d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e858d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 133 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e858d, #8e8589); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E858D?: #8E858D is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E858D?: The RGB value is 142, 133, 141: 142 red, 133 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E858D?: The complementary color is #858E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E858D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.