What color is #8F8A90?

#8F8A90 is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8A90?

The RGB value is 143, 138, 144: 143 red, 138 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8A90?

The complementary color is #8B908A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8A90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8A90 color

#8F8A90 rgb(143, 138, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F8A90 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 54.1% green and 56.5% blue (143, 138, 144).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 3% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Gull (#918C8F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#8F8A90 color codes

HEX	`#8F8A90`
RGB	`rgb(143, 138, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 54.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 3%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 4%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 4%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.07, 3.02, -2.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.07, 3.94, 319.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.449, 26.03, 30.064)`
Decimal	`9407120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8A90, 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 #8F8A90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8A90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #8F8A90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8a90; }
.text { color: #8f8a90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8a90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 138 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8a90, #908a8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F8A90?: #8F8A90 is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8A90?: The RGB value is 143, 138, 144: 143 red, 138 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8A90?: The complementary color is #8B908A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8A90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.