What color is #8E908C?

#8E908C is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E908C?

The RGB value is 142, 144, 140: 142 red, 144 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E908C?

The complementary color is #8E8C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E908C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E908C color

#8E908C rgb(142, 144, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E908C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 56.5% green and 54.9% blue (142, 144, 140).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 2% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Pedigrey (#8F8E8C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#8E908C color codes

HEX	`#8E908C`
RGB	`rgb(142, 144, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 56.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 2%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 3%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.52, -1.51, 1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.52, 2.4, 128.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.861, 27.591, 28.769)`
Decimal	`9343116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E908C, 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 #8E908C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E908C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #8E908C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e908c; }
.text { color: #8e908c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e908c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 144 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e908c, #8c908c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8E908C?: #8E908C is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E908C?: The RGB value is 142, 144, 140: 142 red, 144 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E908C?: The complementary color is #8E8C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E908C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.