What color is #8F8B9E?

#8F8B9E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8B9E?

The RGB value is 143, 139, 158: 143 red, 139 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8B9E?

The complementary color is #9A9E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8B9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8B9E color

#8F8B9E rgb(143, 139, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F8B9E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 54.5% green and 62% blue (143, 139, 158).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#8F8B9E color codes

HEX	`#8F8B9E`
RGB	`rgb(143, 139, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 54.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 12%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 12%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.76, 5.33, -9.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.76, 10.91, 299.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.731, 26.773, 36.101)`
Decimal	`9407390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8B9E, 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 #8F8B9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8B9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #8F8B9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8b9e; }
.text { color: #8f8b9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8b9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 139 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8b9e, #998b9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8F8B9E?: #8F8B9E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8B9E?: The RGB value is 143, 139, 158: 143 red, 139 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8B9E?: The complementary color is #9A9E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8B9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.