What color is #8F7F8C?

#8F7F8C is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F7F8C?

The RGB value is 143, 127, 140: 143 red, 127 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F7F8C?

The complementary color is #7F8F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F7F8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F7F8C color

#8F7F8C rgb(143, 127, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F7F8C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 49.8% green and 54.9% blue (143, 127, 140).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 2% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#8F7F8C color codes

HEX	`#8F7F8C`
RGB	`rgb(143, 127, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 49.8%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 11%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 2%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.98, 8.53, -4.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.98, 9.78, 330.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.65, 22.912, 27.982)`
Decimal	`9404300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F7F8C, 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 #8F7F8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F7F8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #8F7F8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f7f8c; }
.text { color: #8f7f8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f7f8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 127 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f7f8c, #8f7f84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F7F8C?: #8F7F8C is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F7F8C?: The RGB value is 143, 127, 140: 143 red, 127 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F7F8C?: The complementary color is #7F8F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F7F8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.