What color is #8E9D9A?

#8E9D9A is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E9D9A?

The RGB value is 142, 157, 154: 142 red, 157 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9D9A?

The complementary color is #9D8E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9D9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9D9A color

#8E9D9A rgb(142, 157, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E9D9A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 61.6% green and 60.4% blue (142, 157, 154).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 7% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#8E9D9A color codes

HEX	`#8E9D9A`
RGB	`rgb(142, 157, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 61.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 7%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 10%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.51, -5.92, -0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.51, 5.93, 182.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.044, 32.197, 35.25)`
Decimal	`9346458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9D9A, 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 #8E9D9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E9D9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #8E9D9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9d9a; }
.text { color: #8e9d9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9d9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 157 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9d9a, #8e999d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8E9D9A?: #8E9D9A is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E9D9A?: The RGB value is 142, 157, 154: 142 red, 157 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9D9A?: The complementary color is #9D8E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9D9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.