What color is #8F9D9E?

#8F9D9E is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F9D9E?

The RGB value is 143, 157, 158: 143 red, 157 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F9D9E?

The complementary color is #9E908F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F9D9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F9D9E color

#8F9D9E rgb(143, 157, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F9D9E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 61.6% green and 62% blue (143, 157, 158).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 7% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#8F9D9E color codes

HEX	`#8F9D9E`
RGB	`rgb(143, 157, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 61.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 7%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 9%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 1%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.69, -4.75, -2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.69, 5.24, 205.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.555, 32.422, 37.042)`
Decimal	`9411998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F9D9E, 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 #8F9D9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8F9D9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	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 #8F9D9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f9d9e; }
.text { color: #8f9d9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f9d9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 157 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f9d9e, #8f969e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8F9D9E?: #8F9D9E is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F9D9E?: The RGB value is 143, 157, 158: 143 red, 157 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F9D9E?: The complementary color is #9E908F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F9D9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.