What color is #8F8985?

#8F8985 is a gray, closest to the named color Chorus of Elephants. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8985?

The RGB value is 143, 137, 133: 143 red, 137 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8985?

The complementary color is #858B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8985 color

#8F8985 rgb(143, 137, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F8985 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 53.7% green and 52.2% blue (143, 137, 133).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 4% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 7% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Chorus of Elephants (#8E8987), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#8F8985 color codes

HEX	`#8F8985`
RGB	`rgb(143, 137, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 53.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 4%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 7%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.49, 1.48, 2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.49, 3.29, 63.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.506, 25.425, 25.802)`
Decimal	`9406853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8985, 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 #8F8985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #8F8985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8985; }
.text { color: #8f8985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 137 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8985, #8f8e85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8F8985?: #8F8985 is a gray, closest to the named color Chorus of Elephants. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8985?: The RGB value is 143, 137, 133: 143 red, 137 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8985?: The complementary color is #858B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.