What color is #8E9699?

#8E9699 is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E9699?

The RGB value is 142, 150, 153: 142 red, 150 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9699?

The complementary color is #99918E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9699?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9699 color

#8E9699 rgb(142, 150, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E9699 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 58.8% green and 60% blue (142, 150, 153).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 5% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Steely Gray (#90979B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#8E9699 color codes

HEX	`#8E9699`
RGB	`rgb(142, 150, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 58.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 5%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 7%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 2%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.54, -2.27, -2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.54, 3.43, 228.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.81, 29.863, 34.43)`
Decimal	`9344665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9699, 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 #8E9699	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E9699 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #8E9699 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9699; }
.text { color: #8e9699; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9699; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 150 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9699, #8e9199); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E9699?: #8E9699 is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E9699?: The RGB value is 142, 150, 153: 142 red, 150 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9699?: The complementary color is #99918E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9699?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.