What color is #8F8C92?

#8F8C92 is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8C92?

The RGB value is 143, 140, 146: 143 red, 140 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8C92?

The complementary color is #8F928C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8C92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8C92 color

#8F8C92 rgb(143, 140, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F8C92 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 54.9% green and 57.3% blue (143, 140, 146).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 3% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% 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 6.33:1).

#8F8C92 color codes

HEX	`#8F8C92`
RGB	`rgb(143, 140, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 54.9%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 3%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 4%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.67, 2.28, -2.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.67, 3.61, 309.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.893, 26.671, 30.972)`
Decimal	`9407634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8C92, 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 #8F8C92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8C92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #8F8C92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8c92; }
.text { color: #8f8c92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8c92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 140 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8c92, #928c92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F8C92?: #8F8C92 is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8C92?: The RGB value is 143, 140, 146: 143 red, 140 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8C92?: The complementary color is #8F928C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8C92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.