What color is #8E988E?

#8E988E is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E988E?

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

What is the complementary color of #8E988E?

The complementary color is #988E98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E988E?

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.

#8E988E color

#8E988E rgb(142, 152, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E988E is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 5% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8E988E color codes

HEX	`#8E988E`
RGB	`rgb(142, 152, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 59.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 5%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 7%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.79, -5.55, 4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.79, 6.86, 144.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.265, 30.16, 29.971)`
Decimal	`9345166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E988E, 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 #8E988E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E988E 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 #8E988E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e988e; }
.text { color: #8e988e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e988e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 152 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e988e, #8e9893); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8E988E?: #8E988E is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E988E?: The RGB value is 142, 152, 142: 142 red, 152 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E988E?: The complementary color is #988E98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E988E?: 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.