What color is #8E9691?

#8E9691 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E9691?

The RGB value is 142, 150, 145: 142 red, 150 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9691?

The complementary color is #968E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9691?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9691 color

#8E9691 rgb(142, 150, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E9691 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 58.8% green and 56.9% blue (142, 150, 145).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 4% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Gray Area (#8F9394), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#8E9691 color codes

HEX	`#8E9691`
RGB	`rgb(142, 150, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 58.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 4%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 5%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 3%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.31, -3.87, 1.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.31, 4.2, 157.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.172, 29.608, 31.066)`
Decimal	`9344657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9691, 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 #8E9691	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E9691 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #8E9691 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9691; }
.text { color: #8e9691; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9691; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 150 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9691, #8e9695); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8E9691?: #8E9691 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E9691?: The RGB value is 142, 150, 145: 142 red, 150 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9691?: The complementary color is #968E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9691?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.