What color is #8E919A?

#8E919A is a gray, closest to the named color Nuts and Bolts. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E919A?

The RGB value is 142, 145, 154: 142 red, 145 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E919A?

The complementary color is #9A978E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E919A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E919A color

#8E919A rgb(142, 145, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E919A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 56.9% green and 60.4% blue (142, 145, 154).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 6% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Nuts and Bolts (#898C92), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#8E919A color codes

HEX	`#8E919A`
RGB	`rgb(142, 145, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 56.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 6%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 8%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 6%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.19, 0.73, -5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.19, 5.18, 278.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.112, 28.334, 34.606)`
Decimal	`9343386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E919A, 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 #8E919A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E919A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #8E919A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e919a; }
.text { color: #8e919a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e919a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 145 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e919a, #918e9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8E919A?: #8E919A is a gray, closest to the named color Nuts and Bolts. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E919A?: The RGB value is 142, 145, 154: 142 red, 145 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E919A?: The complementary color is #9A978E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E919A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.