What color is #8F9191?

#8F9191 is a gray, closest to the named color Tin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F9191?

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

What is the complementary color of #8F9191?

The complementary color is #918F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F9191?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F9191 color

#8F9191 rgb(143, 145, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F9191 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 1% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% 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 6.63:1).

#8F9191 color codes

HEX	`#8F9191`
RGB	`rgb(143, 145, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 56.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 1%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 1%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.01, -0.73, -0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.01, 0.77, 199.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.563, 28.135, 30.814)`
Decimal	`9408913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F9191, 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 #8F9191	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F9191 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #8F9191 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f9191; }
.text { color: #8f9191; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f9191; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 145 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f9191, #8f9091); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8F9191?: #8F9191 is a gray, closest to the named color Tin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F9191?: The RGB value is 143, 145, 145: 143 red, 145 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F9191?: The complementary color is #918F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F9191?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.