What color is #8E8B96?

#8E8B96 is a gray, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8B96?

The RGB value is 142, 139, 150: 142 red, 139 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8B96?

The complementary color is #93968B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8B96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8B96 color

#8E8B96 rgb(142, 139, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E8B96 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 54.5% green and 58.8% blue (142, 139, 150).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 5% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#8E8B96 color codes

HEX	`#8E8B96`
RGB	`rgb(142, 139, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 54.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 5%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 7%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.43, 3.3, -5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.43, 6.37, 301.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.892, 26.418, 32.583)`
Decimal	`9341846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8B96, 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 #8E8B96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8B96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #8E8B96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8b96; }
.text { color: #8e8b96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8b96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 139 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8b96, #948b96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E8B96?: #8E8B96 is a gray, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8B96?: The RGB value is 142, 139, 150: 142 red, 139 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8B96?: The complementary color is #93968B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8B96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.