What color is #8F757A?

#8F757A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F757A?

The RGB value is 143, 117, 122: 143 red, 117 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F757A?

The complementary color is #758F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F757A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F757A color

#8F757A rgb(143, 117, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F757A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 45.9% green and 47.8% blue (143, 117, 122).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 15% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#8F757A color codes

HEX	`#8F757A`
RGB	`rgb(143, 117, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 45.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 18%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 15%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.8, 10.99, 1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.8, 11.04, 5.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.202, 19.968, 21.146)`
Decimal	`9401722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F757A, 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 #8F757A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F757A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #8F757A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f757a; }
.text { color: #8f757a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f757a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 117 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f757a, #8f7d75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8F757A?: #8F757A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F757A?: The RGB value is 143, 117, 122: 143 red, 117 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F757A?: The complementary color is #758F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F757A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.