What color is #8E8E9B?

#8E8E9B is a gray, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8E9B?

The RGB value is 142, 142, 155: 142 red, 142 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8E9B?

The complementary color is #9B9B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8E9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8E9B color

#8E8E9B rgb(142, 142, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E8E9B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 55.7% green and 60.8% blue (142, 142, 155).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 6% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#8E8E9B color codes

HEX	`#8E8E9B`
RGB	`rgb(142, 142, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 55.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 6%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 8%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.4, 2.64, -6.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.4, 7.36, 291.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.744, 27.463, 34.896)`
Decimal	`9342619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8E9B, 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 #8E8E9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8E9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #8E8E9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8e9b; }
.text { color: #8e8e9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8e9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 142 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8e9b, #948e9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E8E9B?: #8E8E9B is a gray, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8E9B?: The RGB value is 142, 142, 155: 142 red, 142 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8E9B?: The complementary color is #9B9B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8E9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.