What color is #8F887C?

#8F887C is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F887C?

The RGB value is 143, 136, 124: 143 red, 136 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F887C?

The complementary color is #7C838F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F887C?

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.

#8F887C color

#8F887C rgb(143, 136, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F887C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 53.3% green and 48.6% blue (143, 136, 124).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 8% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8F887C color codes

HEX	`#8F887C`
RGB	`rgb(143, 136, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 53.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 8%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 13%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 13%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.98, 0.44, 7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.98, 7.39, 86.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.77, 24.904, 22.62)`
Decimal	`9406588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F887C, 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 #8F887C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F887C 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 #8F887C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f887c; }
.text { color: #8f887c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f887c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 136 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f887c, #8d8f7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8F887C?: #8F887C is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F887C?: The RGB value is 143, 136, 124: 143 red, 136 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F887C?: The complementary color is #7C838F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F887C?: 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.