What color is #8F928A?

#8F928A is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F928A?

The RGB value is 143, 146, 138: 143 red, 146 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F928A?

The complementary color is #8D8A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F928A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F928A color

#8F928A rgb(143, 146, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F928A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 57.3% green and 54.1% blue (143, 146, 138).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 4% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#8F928A color codes

HEX	`#8F928A`
RGB	`rgb(143, 146, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 57.3%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 4%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 5%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.1, -2.63, 3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.1, 4.67, 124.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.193, 28.232, 28.109)`
Decimal	`9409162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F928A, 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 #8F928A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F928A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #8F928A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f928a; }
.text { color: #8f928a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f928a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 146 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f928a, #8b928a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8F928A?: #8F928A is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F928A?: The RGB value is 143, 146, 138: 143 red, 146 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F928A?: The complementary color is #8D8A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F928A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.