What color is #8F8995?

#8F8995 is a gray, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8995?

The RGB value is 143, 137, 149: 143 red, 137 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8995?

The complementary color is #8F9589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8995?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8995 color

#8F8995 rgb(143, 137, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F8995 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 53.7% green and 58.4% blue (143, 137, 149).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#8F8995 color codes

HEX	`#8F8995`
RGB	`rgb(143, 137, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 53.7%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 8%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 8%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.94, 4.59, -5.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.94, 7.23, 309.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.697, 25.901, 32.074)`
Decimal	`9406869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8995, 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 #8F8995	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8995 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #8F8995 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8995; }
.text { color: #8f8995; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8995; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 137 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8995, #958995); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F8995?: #8F8995 is a gray, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8995?: The RGB value is 143, 137, 149: 143 red, 137 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8995?: The complementary color is #8F9589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8995?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.