What color is #8E878D?

#8E878D is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E878D?

The RGB value is 142, 135, 141: 142 red, 135 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E878D?

The complementary color is #878E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E878D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E878D color

#8E878D rgb(142, 135, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E878D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 52.9% green and 55.3% blue (142, 135, 141).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 3% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 1% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Gull (#918C8F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#8E878D color codes

HEX	`#8E878D`
RGB	`rgb(142, 135, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 52.9%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 3%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 5%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 1%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.08, 3.77, -2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.08, 4.4, 328.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.626, 25.002, 28.723)`
Decimal	`9340813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E878D, 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 #8E878D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E878D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #8E878D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e878d; }
.text { color: #8e878d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e878d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 135 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e878d, #8e878a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E878D?: #8E878D is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E878D?: The RGB value is 142, 135, 141: 142 red, 135 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E878D?: The complementary color is #878E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E878D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.