What color is #8E979B?

#8E979B is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E979B?

The RGB value is 142, 151, 155: 142 red, 151 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E979B?

The complementary color is #9B928E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E979B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E979B color

#8E979B rgb(142, 151, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E979B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 59.2% green and 60.8% blue (142, 151, 155).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 6% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% 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 7.05:1).

#8E979B color codes

HEX	`#8E979B`
RGB	`rgb(142, 151, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 59.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 6%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 8%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 3%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.87, -2.41, -3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.87, 4.02, 233.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.137, 30.25, 35.36)`
Decimal	`9344923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E979B, 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 #8E979B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E979B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	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 #8E979B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e979b; }
.text { color: #8e979b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e979b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 151 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e979b, #8e919b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8E979B?: #8E979B is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E979B?: The RGB value is 142, 151, 155: 142 red, 151 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E979B?: The complementary color is #9B928E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E979B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.