What color is #8F827D?

#8F827D is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F827D?

The RGB value is 143, 130, 125: 143 red, 130 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F827D?

The complementary color is #7D8A8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F827D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F827D color

#8F827D rgb(143, 130, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F827D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 51% green and 49% blue (143, 130, 125).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#8F827D color codes

HEX	`#8F827D`
RGB	`rgb(143, 130, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 51%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 13%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 13%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.37, 4.02, 4.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.37, 6.02, 48.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.012, 23.286, 22.68)`
Decimal	`9405053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F827D, 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 #8F827D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F827D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #8F827D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f827d; }
.text { color: #8f827d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f827d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 130 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f827d, #8f8b7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F827D?: #8F827D is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F827D?: The RGB value is 143, 130, 125: 143 red, 130 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F827D?: The complementary color is #7D8A8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F827D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.