What color is #8F9394?

#8F9394 is a gray known as Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Gray Area?

The RGB value is 143, 147, 148: 143 red, 147 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Gray Area?

The complementary color is #94908F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F9394?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Gray Area color: hex code #8F9394

#8F9394 rgb(143, 147, 148)

Shades of gray

Gray Area has the hex code #8F9394. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 57.6% green and 58% blue (143, 147, 148).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 2% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

Gray Area (#8F9394) color codes

HEX	`#8F9394`
RGB	`rgb(143, 147, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 57.6%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 2%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 3%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.64, -1.25, -1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.64, 1.62, 219.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.106, 28.845, 32.151)`
Decimal	`9409428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Gray Area, 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 #8F9394	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F9394 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	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 #8F9394 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f9394; }
.text { color: #8f9394; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f9394; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 147 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f9394, #8f9194); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #8F9394 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8F9394?: #8F9394 is a gray known as Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Gray Area?: The RGB value is 143, 147, 148: 143 red, 147 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Gray Area?: The complementary color is #94908F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F9394?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.