What color is #8F8E8E?

#8F8E8E is a gray, closest to the named color Tin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8E8E?

The RGB value is 143, 142, 142: 143 red, 142 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8E8E?

The complementary color is #8E8F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8E8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8E8E color

#8F8E8E rgb(143, 142, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F8E8E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 55.7% green and 55.7% blue (143, 142, 142).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Tin (#919191), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#8F8E8E color codes

HEX	`#8F8E8E`
RGB	`rgb(143, 142, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 55.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 1%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.1, 0.37, 0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.1, 0.39, 19.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.882, 27.139, 29.461)`
Decimal	`9408142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8E8E, 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 #8F8E8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8E8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #8F8E8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8e8e; }
.text { color: #8f8e8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8e8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 142 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8e8e, #8f8f8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F8E8E?: #8F8E8E is a gray, closest to the named color Tin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8E8E?: The RGB value is 143, 142, 142: 143 red, 142 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8E8E?: The complementary color is #8E8F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8E8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.