What color is #8E8B9E?

#8E8B9E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8B9E?

The RGB value is 142, 139, 158: 142 red, 139 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8B9E?

The complementary color is #9B9E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8B9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8B9E color

#8E8B9E rgb(142, 139, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E8B9E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 54.5% green and 62% blue (142, 139, 158).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#8E8B9E color codes

HEX	`#8E8B9E`
RGB	`rgb(142, 139, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 54.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 12%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.68, 4.98, -9.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.68, 10.86, 297.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.558, 26.685, 36.093)`
Decimal	`9341854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8B9E, 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 #8E8B9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8B9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #8E8B9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8b9e; }
.text { color: #8e8b9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8b9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 139 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8b9e, #988b9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8E8B9E?: #8E8B9E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8B9E?: The RGB value is 142, 139, 158: 142 red, 139 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8B9E?: The complementary color is #9B9E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8B9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.