What color is #8E887B?

#8E887B is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E887B?

The RGB value is 142, 136, 123: 142 red, 136 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E887B?

The complementary color is #7B818E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E887B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E887B color

#8E887B rgb(142, 136, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E887B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 53.3% green and 48.2% blue (142, 136, 123).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 8% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8E887B color codes

HEX	`#8E887B`
RGB	`rgb(142, 136, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 53.3%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 8%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 13%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 13%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.87, -0.12, 7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.87, 7.78, 90.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.534, 24.789, 22.28)`
Decimal	`9341051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E887B, 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 #8E887B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E887B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #8E887B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e887b; }
.text { color: #8e887b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e887b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 136 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e887b, #8b8e7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8E887B?: #8E887B is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E887B?: The RGB value is 142, 136, 123: 142 red, 136 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E887B?: The complementary color is #7B818E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E887B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.