What color is #8F7F92?

#8F7F92 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F7F92?

The RGB value is 143, 127, 146: 143 red, 127 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F7F92?

The complementary color is #82927F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F7F92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F7F92 color

#8F7F92 rgb(143, 127, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F7F92 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 49.8% green and 57.3% blue (143, 127, 146).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#8F7F92 color codes

HEX	`#8F7F92`
RGB	`rgb(143, 127, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 49.8%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 13%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 13%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.17, 9.73, -7.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.17, 12.58, 320.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.105, 23.094, 30.376)`
Decimal	`9404306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F7F92, 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 #8F7F92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F7F92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #8F7F92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f7f92; }
.text { color: #8f7f92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f7f92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 127 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f7f92, #927f8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F7F92?: #8F7F92 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F7F92?: The RGB value is 143, 127, 146: 143 red, 127 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F7F92?: The complementary color is #82927F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F7F92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.