What color is #8E8691?

#8E8691 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8691?

The RGB value is 142, 134, 145: 142 red, 134 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8691?

The complementary color is #899186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8691?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8691 color

#8E8691 rgb(142, 134, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E8691 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 52.5% green and 56.9% blue (142, 134, 145).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 5% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#8E8691 color codes

HEX	`#8E8691`
RGB	`rgb(142, 134, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 52.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 5%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 8%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 8%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.92, 5.13, -4.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.92, 7.03, 316.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.79, 24.845, 30.272)`
Decimal	`9340561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8691, 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 #8E8691	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8691 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #8E8691 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8691; }
.text { color: #8e8691; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8691; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 134 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8691, #91868f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E8691?: #8E8691 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8691?: The RGB value is 142, 134, 145: 142 red, 134 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8691?: The complementary color is #899186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8691?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.