What color is #8F878E?

#8F878E is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F878E?

The RGB value is 143, 135, 142: 143 red, 135 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F878E?

The complementary color is #878F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F878E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F878E color

#8F878E rgb(143, 135, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F878E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 52.9% green and 55.7% blue (143, 135, 142).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 3% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Gull (#918C8F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#8F878E color codes

HEX	`#8F878E`
RGB	`rgb(143, 135, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 52.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 3%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 6%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.19, 4.33, -2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.19, 5.09, 328.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.873, 25.121, 29.124)`
Decimal	`9406350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F878E, 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 #8F878E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F878E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #8F878E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f878e; }
.text { color: #8f878e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f878e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 135 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f878e, #8f878a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F878E?: #8F878E is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F878E?: The RGB value is 143, 135, 142: 143 red, 135 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F878E?: The complementary color is #878F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F878E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.