What color is #8F908C?

#8F908C is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F908C?

The RGB value is 143, 144, 140: 143 red, 144 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F908C?

The complementary color is #8D8C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F908C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F908C color

#8F908C rgb(143, 144, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F908C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 56.5% green and 54.9% blue (143, 144, 140).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 2% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Pedigrey (#8F8E8C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#8F908C color codes

HEX	`#8F908C`
RGB	`rgb(143, 144, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 56.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 2%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 3%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.6, -1.14, 1.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.6, 2.3, 119.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.034, 27.68, 28.777)`
Decimal	`9408652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F908C, 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 #8F908C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F908C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #8F908C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f908c; }
.text { color: #8f908c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f908c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 144 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f908c, #8d908c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8F908C?: #8F908C is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F908C?: The RGB value is 143, 144, 140: 143 red, 144 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F908C?: The complementary color is #8D8C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F908C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.