What color is #8E9E97?

#8E9E97 is a gray, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E9E97?

The RGB value is 142, 158, 151: 142 red, 158 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9E97?

The complementary color is #9E8E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9E97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9E97 color

#8E9E97 rgb(142, 158, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E9E97 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 62% green and 59.2% blue (142, 158, 151).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 8% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#8E9E97 color codes

HEX	`#8E9E97`
RGB	`rgb(142, 158, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 62%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 8%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 10%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 4%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.7, -7.07, 1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.7, 7.28, 166.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.967, 32.438, 34.007)`
Decimal	`9346711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9E97, 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 #8E9E97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E9E97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	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 #8E9E97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9e97; }
.text { color: #8e9e97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9e97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 158 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9e97, #8e9d9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8E9E97?: #8E9E97 is a gray, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E9E97?: The RGB value is 142, 158, 151: 142 red, 158 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9E97?: The complementary color is #9E8E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9E97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.