What color is #8E959C?

#8E959C is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E959C?

The RGB value is 142, 149, 156: 142 red, 149 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E959C?

The complementary color is #9C958E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E959C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E959C color

#8E959C rgb(142, 149, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E959C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 58.4% green and 61.2% blue (142, 149, 156).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 7% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#8E959C color codes

HEX	`#8E959C`
RGB	`rgb(142, 149, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 58.4%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 7%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 9%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 4%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.35, -1.09, -4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.35, 4.68, 256.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.902, 29.646, 35.698)`
Decimal	`9344412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E959C, 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 #8E959C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E959C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #8E959C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e959c; }
.text { color: #8e959c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e959c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 149 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e959c, #8e8e9c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8E959C?: #8E959C is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E959C?: The RGB value is 142, 149, 156: 142 red, 149 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E959C?: The complementary color is #9C958E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E959C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.