What color is #8E9385?

#8E9385 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 #8E9385?

The RGB value is 142, 147, 133: 142 red, 147 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9385?

The complementary color is #8A8593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9385?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9385 color

#8E9385 rgb(142, 147, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E9385 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 57.6% green and 52.2% blue (142, 147, 133).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 6% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#8E9385 color codes

HEX	`#8E9385`
RGB	`rgb(142, 147, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 57.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 6%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 10%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 10%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.17, -4.48, 6.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.17, 8.13, 123.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.822, 28.312, 26.29)`
Decimal	`9343877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9385, 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 #8E9385	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E9385 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #8E9385 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9385; }
.text { color: #8e9385; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9385; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 147 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9385, #879385); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8E9385?: #8E9385 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 #8E9385?: The RGB value is 142, 147, 133: 142 red, 147 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9385?: The complementary color is #8A8593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9385?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.