What color is #8F9283?

#8F9283 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 #8F9283?

The RGB value is 143, 146, 131: 143 red, 146 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F9283?

The complementary color is #868392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F9283?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F9283 color

#8F9283 rgb(143, 146, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F9283 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 57.3% green and 51.4% blue (143, 146, 131).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#8F9283 color codes

HEX	`#8F9283`
RGB	`rgb(143, 146, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 57.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 10%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.92, -3.91, 7.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.92, 8.53, 117.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.703, 28.036, 25.526)`
Decimal	`9409155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F9283, 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 #8F9283	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F9283 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #8F9283 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f9283; }
.text { color: #8f9283; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f9283; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 146 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f9283, #889283); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8F9283?: #8F9283 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 #8F9283?: The RGB value is 143, 146, 131: 143 red, 146 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F9283?: The complementary color is #868392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F9283?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.