What color is #8E9798?

#8E9798 is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E9798?

The RGB value is 142, 151, 152: 142 red, 151 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9798?

The complementary color is #988F8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9798?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9798 color

#8E9798 rgb(142, 151, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E9798 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 59.2% green and 59.6% blue (142, 151, 152).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 5% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Steely Gray (#90979B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#8E9798 color codes

HEX	`#8E9798`
RGB	`rgb(142, 151, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 59.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 5%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 7%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.78, -3.03, -1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.78, 3.44, 208.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.888, 30.151, 34.05)`
Decimal	`9344920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9798, 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 #8E9798	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E9798 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	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 #8E9798 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9798; }
.text { color: #8e9798; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9798; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 151 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9798, #8e9298); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E9798?: #8E9798 is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E9798?: The RGB value is 142, 151, 152: 142 red, 151 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9798?: The complementary color is #988F8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9798?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.