What color is #8F998C?

#8F998C is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F998C?

The RGB value is 143, 153, 140: 143 red, 153 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F998C?

The complementary color is #968C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F998C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F998C color

#8F998C rgb(143, 153, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F998C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 60% green and 54.9% blue (143, 153, 140).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 6% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#8F998C color codes

HEX	`#8F998C`
RGB	`rgb(143, 153, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 60%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 6%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 8%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 8%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.1, -6.12, 5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.1, 8.29, 137.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.452, 30.515, 29.25)`
Decimal	`9410956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F998C, 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 #8F998C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8F998C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #8F998C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f998c; }
.text { color: #8f998c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f998c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 153 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f998c, #8c9990); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8F998C?: #8F998C is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F998C?: The RGB value is 143, 153, 140: 143 red, 153 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F998C?: The complementary color is #968C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F998C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.