What color is #8F9A90?

#8F9A90 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 #8F9A90?

The RGB value is 143, 154, 144: 143 red, 154 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F9A90?

The complementary color is #9A8F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F9A90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F9A90 color

#8F9A90 rgb(143, 154, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F9A90 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 60.4% green and 56.5% blue (143, 154, 144).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 5% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#8F9A90 color codes

HEX	`#8F9A90`
RGB	`rgb(143, 154, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 60.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 5%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 7%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.48, -5.9, 3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.48, 7.07, 146.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.916, 30.964, 30.886)`
Decimal	`9411216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F9A90, 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 #8F9A90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8F9A90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	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 #8F9A90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f9a90; }
.text { color: #8f9a90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f9a90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 154 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f9a90, #8f9a96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8F9A90?: #8F9A90 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 #8F9A90?: The RGB value is 143, 154, 144: 143 red, 154 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F9A90?: The complementary color is #9A8F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F9A90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.