What color is #8E9896?

#8E9896 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E9896?

The RGB value is 142, 152, 150: 142 red, 152 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9896?

The complementary color is #988E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9896?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9896 color

#8E9896 rgb(142, 152, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E9896 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 59.6% green and 58.8% blue (142, 152, 150).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 5% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Gray Area (#8F9394), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#8E9896 color codes

HEX	`#8E9896`
RGB	`rgb(142, 152, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 59.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 5%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 7%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.01, -3.98, -0.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.01, 3.99, 182.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.887, 30.409, 33.249)`
Decimal	`9345174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9896, 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 #8E9896	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E9896 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #8E9896 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9896; }
.text { color: #8e9896; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9896; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 152 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9896, #8e9598); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E9896?: #8E9896 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E9896?: The RGB value is 142, 152, 150: 142 red, 152 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9896?: The complementary color is #988E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9896?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.