What color is #8F8992?

#8F8992 is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8992?

The RGB value is 143, 137, 146: 143 red, 137 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8992?

The complementary color is #8C9289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8992?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8992 color

#8F8992 rgb(143, 137, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F8992 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 53.7% green and 57.3% blue (143, 137, 146).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 4% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Gull (#918C8F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#8F8992 color codes

HEX	`#8F8992`
RGB	`rgb(143, 137, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 53.7%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 4%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 6%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.85, 3.98, -4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.85, 5.64, 314.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.461, 25.806, 30.828)`
Decimal	`9406866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8992, 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 #8F8992	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8992 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #8F8992 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8992; }
.text { color: #8f8992; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8992; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 137 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8992, #928991); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F8992?: #8F8992 is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8992?: The RGB value is 143, 137, 146: 143 red, 137 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8992?: The complementary color is #8C9289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8992?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.