What color is #8E927D?

#8E927D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E927D?

The RGB value is 142, 146, 125: 142 red, 146 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E927D?

The complementary color is #817D92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E927D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E927D color

#8E927D rgb(142, 146, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E927D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 57.3% green and 49% blue (142, 146, 125).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 9% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% 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 6.56:1).

#8E927D color codes

HEX	`#8E927D`
RGB	`rgb(142, 146, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 57.3%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 9%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 14%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 14%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.7, -5.35, 10.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.7, 11.92, 116.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.135, 27.789, 23.438)`
Decimal	`9343613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E927D, 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 #8E927D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E927D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #8E927D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e927d; }
.text { color: #8e927d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e927d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 146 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e927d, #84927d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E927D?: #8E927D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E927D?: The RGB value is 142, 146, 125: 142 red, 146 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E927D?: The complementary color is #817D92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E927D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.