What color is #8E9E9C?

#8E9E9C is a gray, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E9E9C?

The RGB value is 142, 158, 156: 142 red, 158 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9E9C?

The complementary color is #9E8E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9E9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9E9C color

#8E9E9C rgb(142, 158, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E9E9C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 62% green and 61.2% blue (142, 158, 156).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 8% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#8E9E9C color codes

HEX	`#8E9E9C`
RGB	`rgb(142, 158, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 62%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 8%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 10%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 1%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.84, -6.06, -0.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.84, 6.12, 188.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.382, 32.604, 36.191)`
Decimal	`9346716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9E9C, 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 #8E9E9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E9E9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #8E9E9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9e9c; }
.text { color: #8e9e9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9e9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 158 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9e9c, #8e989e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8E9E9C?: #8E9E9C is a gray, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E9E9C?: The RGB value is 142, 158, 156: 142 red, 158 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9E9C?: The complementary color is #9E8E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9E9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.