What color is #8F8B8D?

#8F8B8D is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8B8D?

The RGB value is 143, 139, 141: 143 red, 139 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8B8D?

The complementary color is #8B8F8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8B8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8B8D color

#8F8B8D rgb(143, 139, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F8B8D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 54.5% green and 55.3% blue (143, 139, 141).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 2% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 1% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Gull (#918C8F), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#8F8B8D color codes

HEX	`#8F8B8D`
RGB	`rgb(143, 139, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 54.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 2%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 3%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 1%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.25, 1.86, -0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.25, 1.94, 343.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.367, 26.228, 28.92)`
Decimal	`9407373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8B8D, 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 #8F8B8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8B8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #8F8B8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8b8d; }
.text { color: #8f8b8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8b8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 139 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8b8d, #8f8b8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F8B8D?: #8F8B8D is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8B8D?: The RGB value is 143, 139, 141: 143 red, 139 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8B8D?: The complementary color is #8B8F8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8B8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.