What color is #8F747E?

#8F747E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F747E?

The RGB value is 143, 116, 126: 143 red, 116 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F747E?

The complementary color is #748F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F747E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F747E color

#8F747E rgb(143, 116, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F747E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 45.5% green and 49.4% blue (143, 116, 126).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 12% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#8F747E color codes

HEX	`#8F747E`
RGB	`rgb(143, 116, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 45.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 12%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.65, 12.28, -1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.65, 12.37, 353.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.339, 19.837, 22.44)`
Decimal	`9401470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F747E, 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 #8F747E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F747E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #8F747E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f747e; }
.text { color: #8f747e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f747e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 116 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f747e, #8f7874); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8F747E?: #8F747E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F747E?: The RGB value is 143, 116, 126: 143 red, 116 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F747E?: The complementary color is #748F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F747E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.