What color is #8E868B?

#8E868B is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E868B?

The RGB value is 142, 134, 139: 142 red, 134 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E868B?

The complementary color is #868E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E868B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E868B color

#8E868B rgb(142, 134, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E868B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 52.5% green and 54.5% blue (142, 134, 139).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 3% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 2% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#8E868B color codes

HEX	`#8E868B`
RGB	`rgb(142, 134, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 52.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 3%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 6%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 2%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.75, 3.95, -1.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.75, 4.26, 337.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.34, 24.665, 27.9)`
Decimal	`9340555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E868B, 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 #8E868B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E868B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #8E868B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e868b; }
.text { color: #8e868b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e868b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 134 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e868b, #8e8687); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E868B?: #8E868B is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E868B?: The RGB value is 142, 134, 139: 142 red, 134 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E868B?: The complementary color is #868E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E868B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.