What color is #8F8499?

#8F8499 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8499?

The RGB value is 143, 132, 153: 143 red, 132 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8499?

The complementary color is #8E9984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8499?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8499 color

#8F8499 rgb(143, 132, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F8499 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 51.8% green and 60% blue (143, 132, 153).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#8F8499 color codes

HEX	`#8F8499`
RGB	`rgb(143, 132, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 51.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 14%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.73, 8.28, -9.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.73, 12.76, 310.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.328, 24.642, 33.553)`
Decimal	`9405593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8499, 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 #8F8499	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8499 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #8F8499 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8499; }
.text { color: #8f8499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8499; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 132 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8499, #998499); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F8499?: #8F8499 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8499?: The RGB value is 143, 132, 153: 143 red, 132 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8499?: The complementary color is #8E9984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8499?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.