What color is #8F9599?

#8F9599 is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F9599?

The RGB value is 143, 149, 153: 143 red, 149 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F9599?

The complementary color is #99938F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F9599?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F9599 color

#8F9599 rgb(143, 149, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F9599 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 58.4% green and 60% blue (143, 149, 153).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 5% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Steely Gray (#90979B), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#8F9599 color codes

HEX	`#8F9599`
RGB	`rgb(143, 149, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 58.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 5%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 7%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.34, -1.36, -2.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.34, 3.16, 244.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.824, 29.634, 34.385)`
Decimal	`9409945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F9599, 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 #8F9599	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F9599 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #8F9599 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f9599; }
.text { color: #8f9599; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f9599; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 149 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f9599, #8f9099); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8F9599?: #8F9599 is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F9599?: The RGB value is 143, 149, 153: 143 red, 149 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F9599?: The complementary color is #99938F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F9599?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.