What color is #8F9088?

#8F9088 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F9088?

The RGB value is 143, 144, 136: 143 red, 144 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F9088?

The complementary color is #898890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F9088?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F9088 color

#8F9088 rgb(143, 144, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F9088 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 56.5% green and 53.3% blue (143, 144, 136).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 3% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#8F9088 color codes

HEX	`#8F9088`
RGB	`rgb(143, 144, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 56.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 3%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 6%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.49, -1.89, 4.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.49, 4.53, 114.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.744, 27.564, 27.252)`
Decimal	`9408648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F9088, 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 #8F9088	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F9088 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #8F9088 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f9088; }
.text { color: #8f9088; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f9088; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 144 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f9088, #8b9088); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8F9088?: #8F9088 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F9088?: The RGB value is 143, 144, 136: 143 red, 144 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F9088?: The complementary color is #898890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F9088?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.