What color is #8F9398?

#8F9398 is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F9398?

The RGB value is 143, 147, 152: 143 red, 147 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F9398?

The complementary color is #98948F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F9398?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F9398 color

#8F9398 rgb(143, 147, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F9398 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 57.6% green and 59.6% blue (143, 147, 152).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 4% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#8F9398 color codes

HEX	`#8F9398`
RGB	`rgb(143, 147, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 57.6%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 4%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 6%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.76, -0.45, -3.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.76, 3.17, 261.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.428, 28.974, 33.847)`
Decimal	`9409432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F9398, 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 #8F9398	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F9398 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #8F9398 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f9398; }
.text { color: #8f9398; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f9398; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 147 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f9398, #908f98); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8F9398?: #8F9398 is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F9398?: The RGB value is 143, 147, 152: 143 red, 147 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F9398?: The complementary color is #98948F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F9398?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.