What color is #8F927F?

#8F927F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F927F?

The RGB value is 143, 146, 127: 143 red, 146 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F927F?

The complementary color is #827F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F927F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F927F color

#8F927F rgb(143, 146, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F927F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 57.3% green and 49.8% blue (143, 146, 127).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#8F927F color codes

HEX	`#8F927F`
RGB	`rgb(143, 146, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 57.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 13%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 13%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.83, -4.62, 9.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.83, 10.75, 115.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.437, 27.93, 24.125)`
Decimal	`9409151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F927F, 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 #8F927F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F927F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #8F927F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f927f; }
.text { color: #8f927f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f927f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 146 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f927f, #86927f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8F927F?: #8F927F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F927F?: The RGB value is 143, 146, 127: 143 red, 146 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F927F?: The complementary color is #827F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F927F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.