What color is #8495AE?

#8495AE is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Celestial Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8495AE?

The RGB value is 132, 149, 174: 132 red, 149 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8495AE?

The complementary color is #AE9D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8495AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8495AE color

#8495AE rgb(132, 149, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8495AE is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 58.4% green and 68.2% blue (132, 149, 174).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Celestial Horizon (#7C94B3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#8495AE color codes

HEX	`#8495AE`
RGB	`rgb(132, 149, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 58.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 24%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 14%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.18, -0.38, -15.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.18, 15.08, 268.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.901, 29.456, 44.252)`
Decimal	`8689070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8495AE, 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 #8495AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8495AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	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 #8495AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8495ae; }
.text { color: #8495ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8495ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 149 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8495ae, #8884ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #8495AE?: #8495AE is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Celestial Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8495AE?: The RGB value is 132, 149, 174: 132 red, 149 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8495AE?: The complementary color is #AE9D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8495AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.