What color is #8F767D?

#8F767D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F767D?

The RGB value is 143, 118, 125: 143 red, 118 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F767D?

The complementary color is #768F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F767D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F767D color

#8F767D rgb(143, 118, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F767D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 46.3% green and 49% blue (143, 118, 125).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 13% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#8F767D color codes

HEX	`#8F767D`
RGB	`rgb(143, 118, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 46.3%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 13%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.15, 10.94, -0.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.15, 10.94, 359.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.508, 20.278, 22.179)`
Decimal	`9401981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F767D, 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 #8F767D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F767D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #8F767D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f767d; }
.text { color: #8f767d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f767d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 118 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f767d, #8f7c76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8F767D?: #8F767D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F767D?: The RGB value is 143, 118, 125: 143 red, 118 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F767D?: The complementary color is #768F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F767D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.