What color is #8894B2?

#8894B2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8894B2?

The RGB value is 136, 148, 178: 136 red, 148 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8894B2?

The complementary color is #B2A688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8894B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8894B2 color

#8894B2 rgb(136, 148, 178)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8894B2 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 58% green and 69.8% blue (136, 148, 178).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 21% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#8894B2 color codes

HEX	`#8894B2`
RGB	`rgb(136, 148, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 58%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 21%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 24%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 17%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.33, 2.42, -17.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.33, 17.25, 278.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.777, 29.628, 46.313)`
Decimal	`8950962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8894B2, 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 #8894B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8894B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #8894B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8894b2; }
.text { color: #8894b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8894b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 148 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8894b2, #9188b2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8894B2?: #8894B2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8894B2?: The RGB value is 136, 148, 178: 136 red, 148 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8894B2?: The complementary color is #B2A688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8894B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.