What color is #8E968F?

#8E968F is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E968F?

The RGB value is 142, 150, 143: 142 red, 150 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E968F?

The complementary color is #968E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E968F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E968F color

#8E968F rgb(142, 150, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E968F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 58.8% green and 56.1% blue (142, 150, 143).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 4% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#8E968F color codes

HEX	`#8E968F`
RGB	`rgb(142, 150, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 58.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 4%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 5%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.26, -4.26, 2.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.26, 5.04, 147.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.019, 29.546, 30.261)`
Decimal	`9344655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E968F, 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 #8E968F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E968F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #8E968F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e968f; }
.text { color: #8e968f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e968f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 150 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e968f, #8e9693); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8E968F?: #8E968F is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E968F?: The RGB value is 142, 150, 143: 142 red, 150 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E968F?: The complementary color is #968E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E968F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.