Gray (Neutral)

#8E8E85

RGB: 142, 142, 133

Color OverviewHEX #8E8E85

#8E8E85 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #8E8E85 is composed of 56% red, 56% green, and 52% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 60°, saturation of 4%, and lightness of 54%.

HEX

#8E8E85

RGB

142, 142, 133

HSL

60°, 4%, 54%

HSV

60°, 6%, 56%

CMYK

0%, 0%, 6%, 44%

Name Match

Gray

Closest Standard

Shades of #8E8E85 (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #8E8E85 (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #8E8E85 (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #8E8E85

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #8E8E85 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):3.3 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #8E8E85 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):6.36 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #8E8E85;
}

.element {
  color: #8E8E85;
  background-color: #8E8E85;
  border-color: #8E8E85;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#8E8E85] text-[#8E8E85] border-[#8E8E85]">
  Content styled with #8E8E85
</div>