What color is #8E9397?

#8E9397 is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E9397?

The RGB value is 142, 147, 151: 142 red, 147 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9397?

The complementary color is #97928E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9397?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9397 color

#8E9397 rgb(142, 147, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E9397 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 57.6% green and 59.2% blue (142, 147, 151).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 4% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Steely Gray (#90979B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#8E9397 color codes

HEX	`#8E9397`
RGB	`rgb(142, 147, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 57.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 4%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 6%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.65, -1, -2.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.65, 2.92, 249.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.174, 28.852, 33.41)`
Decimal	`9343895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9397, 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 #8E9397	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E9397 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #8E9397 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9397; }
.text { color: #8e9397; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9397; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 147 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9397, #8e8f97); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E9397?: #8E9397 is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E9397?: The RGB value is 142, 147, 151: 142 red, 147 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9397?: The complementary color is #97928E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9397?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.