What color is #8E8794?

#8E8794 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8794?

The RGB value is 142, 135, 148: 142 red, 135 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8794?

The complementary color is #8D9487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8794?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8794 color

#8E8794 rgb(142, 135, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E8794 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 52.9% green and 58% blue (142, 135, 148).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 6% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#8E8794 color codes

HEX	`#8E8794`
RGB	`rgb(142, 135, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 52.9%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 6%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 9%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.29, 5.17, -5.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.29, 7.91, 310.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.164, 25.217, 31.553)`
Decimal	`9340820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8794, 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 #8E8794	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8794 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #8E8794 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8794; }
.text { color: #8e8794; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8794; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 135 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8794, #948793); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E8794?: #8E8794 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8794?: The RGB value is 142, 135, 148: 142 red, 135 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8794?: The complementary color is #8D9487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8794?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.