What color is #8F8997?

#8F8997 is a gray, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8997?

The RGB value is 143, 137, 151: 143 red, 137 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8997?

The complementary color is #919789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8997?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8997 color

#8F8997 rgb(143, 137, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F8997 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 53.7% green and 59.2% blue (143, 137, 151).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#8F8997 color codes

HEX	`#8F8997`
RGB	`rgb(143, 137, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 53.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 9%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58, 5, -6.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58, 8.31, 306.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.858, 25.965, 32.922)`
Decimal	`9406871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8997, 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 #8F8997	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8997 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #8F8997 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8997; }
.text { color: #8f8997; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8997; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 137 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8997, #968997); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F8997?: #8F8997 is a gray, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8997?: The RGB value is 143, 137, 151: 143 red, 137 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8997?: The complementary color is #919789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8997?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.