What color is #8E8681?

#8E8681 is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8681?

The RGB value is 142, 134, 129: 142 red, 134 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8681?

The complementary color is #81898E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8681?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8681 color

#8E8681 rgb(142, 134, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E8681 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 52.5% green and 50.6% blue (142, 134, 129).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 5% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Petrified (#8B8680), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#8E8681 color codes

HEX	`#8E8681`
RGB	`rgb(142, 134, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 52.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 5%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 9%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 9%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.47, 2.07, 3.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.47, 4.29, 61.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.642, 24.386, 24.226)`
Decimal	`9340545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8681, 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 #8E8681	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8681 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #8E8681 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8681; }
.text { color: #8e8681; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8681; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 134 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8681, #8e8d81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8E8681?: #8E8681 is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8681?: The RGB value is 142, 134, 129: 142 red, 134 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8681?: The complementary color is #81898E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8681?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.