What color is #8E878B?

#8E878B is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E878B?

The RGB value is 142, 135, 139: 142 red, 135 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E878B?

The complementary color is #878E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E878B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E878B color

#8E878B rgb(142, 135, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E878B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 52.9% green and 54.5% blue (142, 135, 139).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 3% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 2% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#8E878B color codes

HEX	`#8E878B`
RGB	`rgb(142, 135, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 52.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 3%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 5%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 2%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.02, 3.38, -1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.02, 3.59, 340.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.479, 24.943, 27.946)`
Decimal	`9340811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E878B, 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 #8E878B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E878B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #8E878B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e878b; }
.text { color: #8e878b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e878b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 135 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e878b, #8e8788); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E878B?: #8E878B is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E878B?: The RGB value is 142, 135, 139: 142 red, 135 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E878B?: The complementary color is #878E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E878B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.