What color is #8E9C8B?

#8E9C8B is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E9C8B?

The RGB value is 142, 156, 139: 142 red, 156 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9C8B?

The complementary color is #998B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9C8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9C8B color

#8E9C8B rgb(142, 156, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E9C8B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 61.2% green and 54.5% blue (142, 156, 139).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 8% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#8E9C8B color codes

HEX	`#8E9C8B`
RGB	`rgb(142, 156, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 61.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 8%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 11%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.84, -8.3, 7.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.84, 11, 139)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.703, 31.392, 29.021)`
Decimal	`9346187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9C8B, 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 #8E9C8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E9C8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #8E9C8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9c8b; }
.text { color: #8e9c8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9c8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 156 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9c8b, #8b9c90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8E9C8B?: #8E9C8B is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E9C8B?: The RGB value is 142, 156, 139: 142 red, 156 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9C8B?: The complementary color is #998B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9C8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.