What color is #8E979A?

#8E979A is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E979A?

The RGB value is 142, 151, 154: 142 red, 151 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E979A?

The complementary color is #9A918E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E979A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E979A color

#8E979A rgb(142, 151, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E979A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 59.2% green and 60.4% blue (142, 151, 154).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 6% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Steely Gray (#90979B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#8E979A color codes

HEX	`#8E979A`
RGB	`rgb(142, 151, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 59.2%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 6%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 8%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.84, -2.62, -2.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.84, 3.75, 225.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.053, 30.217, 34.92)`
Decimal	`9344922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E979A, 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 #8E979A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E979A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	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 #8E979A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e979a; }
.text { color: #8e979a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e979a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 151 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e979a, #8e919a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E979A?: #8E979A is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E979A?: The RGB value is 142, 151, 154: 142 red, 151 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E979A?: The complementary color is #9A918E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E979A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.