What color is #8F797F?

#8F797F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F797F?

The RGB value is 143, 121, 127: 143 red, 121 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F797F?

The complementary color is #798F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F797F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F797F color

#8F797F rgb(143, 121, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F797F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 47.5% green and 49.8% blue (143, 121, 127).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 11% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#8F797F color codes

HEX	`#8F797F`
RGB	`rgb(143, 121, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 47.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 11%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53, 9.56, -0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53, 9.56, 359.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.996, 21.047, 22.978)`
Decimal	`9402751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F797F, 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 #8F797F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F797F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #8F797F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f797f; }
.text { color: #8f797f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f797f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 121 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f797f, #8f7e79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8F797F?: #8F797F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F797F?: The RGB value is 143, 121, 127: 143 red, 121 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F797F?: The complementary color is #798F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F797F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.