What color is #8E9080?

#8E9080 is a gray, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E9080?

The RGB value is 142, 144, 128: 142 red, 144 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9080?

The complementary color is #828090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9080?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9080 color

#8E9080 rgb(142, 144, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E9080 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 56.5% green and 50.2% blue (142, 144, 128).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#8E9080 color codes

HEX	`#8E9080`
RGB	`rgb(142, 144, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 56.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 11%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.21, -3.72, 8.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.21, 9.06, 114.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.024, 27.256, 24.36)`
Decimal	`9343104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9080, 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 #8E9080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E9080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #8E9080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9080; }
.text { color: #8e9080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 144 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9080, #869080); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8E9080?: #8E9080 is a gray, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E9080?: The RGB value is 142, 144, 128: 142 red, 144 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9080?: The complementary color is #828090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9080?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.