What color is #8E868F?

#8E868F is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E868F?

The RGB value is 142, 134, 143: 142 red, 134 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E868F?

The complementary color is #878F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E868F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E868F color

#8E868F rgb(142, 134, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E868F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 52.5% green and 56.1% blue (142, 134, 143).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 4% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#8E868F color codes

HEX	`#8E868F`
RGB	`rgb(142, 134, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 52.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 4%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 6%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 6%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.86, 4.73, -3.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.86, 6.03, 321.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.638, 24.784, 29.467)`
Decimal	`9340559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E868F, 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 #8E868F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E868F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #8E868F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e868f; }
.text { color: #8e868f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e868f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 134 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e868f, #8f868c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E868F?: #8E868F is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E868F?: The RGB value is 142, 134, 143: 142 red, 134 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E868F?: The complementary color is #878F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E868F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.