What color is #8F8C7E?

#8F8C7E is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8C7E?

The RGB value is 143, 140, 126: 143 red, 140 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8C7E?

The complementary color is #7E818F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8C7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8C7E color

#8F8C7E rgb(143, 140, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F8C7E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 54.9% green and 49.4% blue (143, 140, 126).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#8F8C7E color codes

HEX	`#8F8C7E`
RGB	`rgb(143, 140, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 54.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 12%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.13, -1.46, 7.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.13, 8.01, 100.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.471, 26.102, 23.484)`
Decimal	`9407614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8C7E, 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 #8F8C7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8C7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #8F8C7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8c7e; }
.text { color: #8f8c7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8c7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 140 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8c7e, #8a8f7e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8F8C7E?: #8F8C7E is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8C7E?: The RGB value is 143, 140, 126: 143 red, 140 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8C7E?: The complementary color is #7E818F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8C7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.