What color is #8F898F?

#8F898F is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F898F?

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

What is the complementary color of #8F898F?

The complementary color is #898F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F898F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F898F color

#8F898F rgb(143, 137, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F898F is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 3% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Gull (#918C8F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#8F898F color codes

HEX	`#8F898F`
RGB	`rgb(143, 137, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 53.7%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 3%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 4%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.76, 3.39, -2.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.76, 4.15, 324.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.231, 25.714, 29.615)`
Decimal	`9406863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F898F, 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 #8F898F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F898F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #8F898F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f898f; }
.text { color: #8f898f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f898f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 137 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f898f, #8f898c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F898F?: #8F898F is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F898F?: The RGB value is 143, 137, 143: 143 red, 137 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F898F?: The complementary color is #898F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F898F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.