What color is #8E8C7C?

#8E8C7C is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8C7C?

The RGB value is 142, 140, 124: 142 red, 140 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8C7C?

The complementary color is #7C7E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8C7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8C7C color

#8E8C7C rgb(142, 140, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E8C7C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 54.9% green and 48.6% blue (142, 140, 124).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 7% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 13% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#8E8C7C color codes

HEX	`#8E8C7C`
RGB	`rgb(142, 140, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 54.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 7%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 13%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 13%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58, -2.19, 8.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58, 9.09, 103.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.171, 25.962, 22.803)`
Decimal	`9342076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8C7C, 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 #8E8C7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8C7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #8E8C7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8c7c; }
.text { color: #8e8c7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8c7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 140 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8c7c, #878e7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8E8C7C?: #8E8C7C is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8C7C?: The RGB value is 142, 140, 124: 142 red, 140 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8C7C?: The complementary color is #7C7E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8C7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.