What color is #8F8787?

#8F8787 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8787?

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

What is the complementary color of #8F8787?

The complementary color is #878F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8787?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8787 color

#8F8787 rgb(143, 135, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F8787 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 3% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#8F8787 color codes

HEX	`#8F8787`
RGB	`rgb(143, 135, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 52.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 3%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 6%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.99, 2.99, 1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.99, 3.18, 19.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.364, 24.917, 26.443)`
Decimal	`9406343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8787, 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 #8F8787	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8787 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #8F8787 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8787; }
.text { color: #8f8787; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8787; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 135 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8787, #8f8b87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F8787?: #8F8787 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8787?: The RGB value is 143, 135, 135: 143 red, 135 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8787?: The complementary color is #878F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8787?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.