What color is #8F969C?

#8F969C is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F969C?

The RGB value is 143, 150, 156: 143 red, 150 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F969C?

The complementary color is #9C958F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F969C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F969C color

#8F969C rgb(143, 150, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F969C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 58.8% green and 61.2% blue (143, 150, 156).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 6% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Steely Gray (#90979B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#8F969C color codes

HEX	`#8F969C`
RGB	`rgb(143, 150, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 58.8%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 6%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 8%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.7, -1.3, -4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.7, 4.23, 252.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.234, 30.052, 35.759)`
Decimal	`9410204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F969C, 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 #8F969C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8F969C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	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 #8F969C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f969c; }
.text { color: #8f969c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f969c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 150 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f969c, #8f909c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8F969C?: #8F969C is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F969C?: The RGB value is 143, 150, 156: 143 red, 150 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F969C?: The complementary color is #9C958F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F969C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.