What color is #8F999F?

#8F999F is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F999F?

The RGB value is 143, 153, 159: 143 red, 153 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F999F?

The complementary color is #9F958F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F999F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F999F color

#8F999F rgb(143, 153, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F999F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 60% green and 62.4% blue (143, 153, 159).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 8% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Steely Gray (#90979B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#8F999F color codes

HEX	`#8F999F`
RGB	`rgb(143, 153, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 60%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 8%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 10%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 4%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.61, -2.34, -4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.61, 4.96, 241.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.976, 31.125, 37.275)`
Decimal	`9410975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F999F, 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 #8F999F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8F999F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #8F999F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f999f; }
.text { color: #8f999f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f999f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 153 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f999f, #8f919f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8F999F?: #8F999F is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F999F?: The RGB value is 143, 153, 159: 143 red, 153 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F999F?: The complementary color is #9F958F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F999F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.