What color is #8E909C?

#8E909C is a gray, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E909C?

The RGB value is 142, 144, 156: 142 red, 144 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E909C?

The complementary color is #9C9A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E909C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E909C color

#8E909C rgb(142, 144, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E909C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 56.5% green and 61.2% blue (142, 144, 156).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 7% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Too Big to Whale (#9596A4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#8E909C color codes

HEX	`#8E909C`
RGB	`rgb(142, 144, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 56.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 7%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 9%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.98, 1.72, -6.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.98, 6.8, 284.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.128, 28.097, 35.44)`
Decimal	`9343132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E909C, 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 #8E909C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E909C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #8E909C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e909c; }
.text { color: #8e909c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e909c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 144 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e909c, #938e9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E909C?: #8E909C is a gray, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E909C?: The RGB value is 142, 144, 156: 142 red, 144 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E909C?: The complementary color is #9C9A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E909C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.