What color is #8F8E95?

#8F8E95 is a gray, closest to the named color Tin Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8E95?

The RGB value is 143, 142, 149: 143 red, 142 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8E95?

The complementary color is #94958E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8E95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8E95 color

#8F8E95 rgb(143, 142, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F8E95 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 55.7% green and 58.4% blue (143, 142, 149).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 3% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Tin Moon (#8C8D91), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#8F8E95 color codes

HEX	`#8F8E95`
RGB	`rgb(143, 142, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 55.7%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 3%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 5%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.3, 1.75, -3.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.3, 3.98, 296.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.425, 27.356, 32.316)`
Decimal	`9408149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8E95, 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 #8F8E95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8E95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #8F8E95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8e95; }
.text { color: #8f8e95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8e95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 142 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8e95, #938e95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F8E95?: #8F8E95 is a gray, closest to the named color Tin Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8E95?: The RGB value is 143, 142, 149: 143 red, 142 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8E95?: The complementary color is #94958E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8E95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.