What color is #8F9180?

#8F9180 is a gray, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F9180?

The RGB value is 143, 145, 128: 143 red, 145 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F9180?

The complementary color is #828091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F9180?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F9180 color

#8F9180 rgb(143, 145, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F9180 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 56.9% green and 50.2% blue (143, 145, 128).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 7% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#8F9180 color codes

HEX	`#8F9180`
RGB	`rgb(143, 145, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 56.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 7%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 12%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.57, -3.89, 8.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.57, 9.6, 113.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.349, 27.649, 24.419)`
Decimal	`9408896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F9180, 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 #8F9180	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F9180 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #8F9180 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f9180; }
.text { color: #8f9180; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f9180; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 145 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f9180, #879180); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8F9180?: #8F9180 is a gray, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F9180?: The RGB value is 143, 145, 128: 143 red, 145 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F9180?: The complementary color is #828091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F9180?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.