What color is #8F817F?

#8F817F is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F817F?

The RGB value is 143, 129, 127: 143 red, 129 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F817F?

The complementary color is #7F8D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F817F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F817F color

#8F817F rgb(143, 129, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F817F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 50.6% green and 49.8% blue (143, 129, 127).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 11% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#8F817F color codes

HEX	`#8F817F`
RGB	`rgb(143, 129, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 50.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 11%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 11%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.15, 4.95, 3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.15, 5.79, 31.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.008, 23.073, 23.316)`
Decimal	`9404799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F817F, 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 #8F817F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F817F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #8F817F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f817f; }
.text { color: #8f817f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f817f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 129 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f817f, #8f897f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F817F?: #8F817F is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F817F?: The RGB value is 143, 129, 127: 143 red, 129 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F817F?: The complementary color is #7F8D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F817F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.