Gray (Neutral)

#8E8F8A

RGB: 142, 143, 138

Color OverviewHEX #8E8F8A

#8E8F8A Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #8E8F8A is composed of 56% red, 56% green, and 54% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 72°, saturation of 2%, and lightness of 55%.

HEX

#8E8F8A

RGB

142, 143, 138

HSL

72°, 2%, 55%

HSV

72°, 3%, 56%

CMYK

1%, 0%, 3%, 44%

Name Match

Gray

Closest Standard

Shades of #8E8F8A (Darker Variations)

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

Tints of #8E8F8A (Lighter Variations)

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

Tones of #8E8F8A (Muted Variations)

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

Color Harmonies for #8E8F8A

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 #8E8F8A Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):3.26 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #8E8F8A Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):6.45 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #8E8F8A;
}

.element {
  color: #8E8F8A;
  background-color: #8E8F8A;
  border-color: #8E8F8A;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#8E8F8A] text-[#8E8F8A] border-[#8E8F8A]">
  Content styled with #8E8F8A
</div>