What color is #8E8B8B?

#8E8B8B is a gray, closest to the named color Chorus of Elephants. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8B8B?

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

What is the complementary color of #8E8B8B?

The complementary color is #8B8E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8B8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8B8B color

#8E8B8B rgb(142, 139, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E8B8B is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 1% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Chorus of Elephants (#8E8987), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#8E8B8B color codes

HEX	`#8E8B8B`
RGB	`rgb(142, 139, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 54.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 1%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 2%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.11, 1.11, 0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.11, 1.18, 19.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.047, 26.08, 28.136)`
Decimal	`9341835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8B8B, 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 #8E8B8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8B8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #8E8B8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8b8b; }
.text { color: #8e8b8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8b8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 139 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8b8b, #8e8d8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E8B8B?: #8E8B8B is a gray, closest to the named color Chorus of Elephants. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8B8B?: The RGB value is 142, 139, 139: 142 red, 139 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8B8B?: The complementary color is #8B8E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8B8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.