What color is #8F9987?

#8F9987 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F9987?

The RGB value is 143, 153, 135: 143 red, 153 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F9987?

The complementary color is #918799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F9987?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F9987 color

#8F9987 rgb(143, 153, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F9987 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 60% green and 52.9% blue (143, 153, 135).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#8F9987 color codes

HEX	`#8F9987`
RGB	`rgb(143, 153, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 60%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 12%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.97, -7.04, 8.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.97, 10.84, 130.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.091, 30.371, 27.352)`
Decimal	`9410951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F9987, 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 #8F9987	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8F9987 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	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 #8F9987 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f9987; }
.text { color: #8f9987; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f9987; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 153 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f9987, #879988); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8F9987?: #8F9987 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F9987?: The RGB value is 143, 153, 135: 143 red, 153 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F9987?: The complementary color is #918799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F9987?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.