What color is #8F978F?

#8F978F is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F978F?

The RGB value is 143, 151, 143: 143 red, 151 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F978F?

The complementary color is #978F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F978F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F978F color

#8F978F rgb(143, 151, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F978F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 59.2% green and 56.1% blue (143, 151, 143).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 4% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#8F978F color codes

HEX	`#8F978F`
RGB	`rgb(143, 151, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 59.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 4%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 5%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.62, -4.45, 3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.62, 5.49, 144.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.351, 29.956, 30.322)`
Decimal	`9410447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F978F, 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 #8F978F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F978F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #8F978F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f978f; }
.text { color: #8f978f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f978f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 151 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f978f, #8f9793); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8F978F?: #8F978F is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F978F?: The RGB value is 143, 151, 143: 143 red, 151 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F978F?: The complementary color is #978F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F978F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.