What color is #8E8D96?

#8E8D96 is a gray, closest to the named color Tin Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8D96?

The RGB value is 142, 141, 150: 142 red, 141 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8D96?

The complementary color is #95968D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8D96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8D96 color

#8E8D96 rgb(142, 141, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E8D96 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 55.3% green and 58.8% blue (142, 141, 150).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 4% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Tin Moon (#8C8D91), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#8E8D96 color codes

HEX	`#8E8D96`
RGB	`rgb(142, 141, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 55.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 4%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 6%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 6%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.98, 2.16, -4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.98, 5.12, 295.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.184, 27.002, 32.681)`
Decimal	`9342358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8D96, 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 #8E8D96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8D96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #8E8D96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8d96; }
.text { color: #8e8d96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8d96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 141 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8d96, #938d96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E8D96?: #8E8D96 is a gray, closest to the named color Tin Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8D96?: The RGB value is 142, 141, 150: 142 red, 141 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8D96?: The complementary color is #95968D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8D96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.