What color is #8E8A7E?

#8E8A7E is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8A7E?

The RGB value is 142, 138, 126: 142 red, 138 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8A7E?

The complementary color is #7E828E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8A7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8A7E color

#8E8A7E rgb(142, 138, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E8A7E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 54.1% green and 49.4% blue (142, 138, 126).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#8E8A7E color codes

HEX	`#8E8A7E`
RGB	`rgb(142, 138, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 54.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 11%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 11%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.5, -0.72, 6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.5, 6.99, 95.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.009, 25.434, 23.379)`
Decimal	`9341566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8A7E, 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 #8E8A7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8A7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #8E8A7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8a7e; }
.text { color: #8e8a7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8a7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 138 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8a7e, #8a8e7e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8E8A7E?: #8E8A7E is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8A7E?: The RGB value is 142, 138, 126: 142 red, 138 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8A7E?: The complementary color is #7E828E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8A7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.