What color is #8F8287?

#8F8287 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8287?

The RGB value is 143, 130, 135: 143 red, 130 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8287?

The complementary color is #828F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8287?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8287 color

#8F8287 rgb(143, 130, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F8287 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 51% green and 52.9% blue (143, 130, 135).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 5% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#8F8287 color codes

HEX	`#8F8287`
RGB	`rgb(143, 130, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 51%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 5%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 9%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 6%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.64, 5.84, -0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.64, 5.91, 351.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.683, 23.555, 26.216)`
Decimal	`9405063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8287, 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 #8F8287	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8287 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #8F8287 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8287; }
.text { color: #8f8287; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8287; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 130 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8287, #8f8482); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F8287?: #8F8287 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8287?: The RGB value is 143, 130, 135: 143 red, 130 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8287?: The complementary color is #828F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8287?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.