What color is #8E917E?

#8E917E 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 #8E917E?

The RGB value is 142, 145, 126: 142 red, 145 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E917E?

The complementary color is #817E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E917E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E917E color

#8E917E rgb(142, 145, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E917E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 56.9% green and 49.4% blue (142, 145, 126).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#8E917E color codes

HEX	`#8E917E`
RGB	`rgb(142, 145, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 56.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 13%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 13%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.44, -4.62, 9.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.44, 10.77, 115.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.046, 27.508, 23.725)`
Decimal	`9343358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E917E, 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 #8E917E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E917E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #8E917E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e917e; }
.text { color: #8e917e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e917e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 145 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e917e, #85917e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8E917E?: #8E917E 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 #8E917E?: The RGB value is 142, 145, 126: 142 red, 145 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E917E?: The complementary color is #817E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E917E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.