What color is #8B8EA3?

#8B8EA3 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B8EA3?

The RGB value is 139, 142, 163: 139 red, 142 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8EA3?

The complementary color is #A3A08B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8EA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8EA3 color

#8B8EA3 rgb(139, 142, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B8EA3 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 55.7% green and 63.9% blue (139, 142, 163).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 12% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#8B8EA3 color codes

HEX	`#8B8EA3`
RGB	`rgb(139, 142, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 55.7%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 12%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.42, 3.33, -11.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.42, 11.91, 286.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.93, 27.479, 38.528)`
Decimal	`9146019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8EA3, 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 #8B8EA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8EA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #8B8EA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8ea3; }
.text { color: #8b8ea3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8ea3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 142 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8ea3, #948ba3); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #8B8EA3?: #8B8EA3 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B8EA3?: The RGB value is 139, 142, 163: 139 red, 142 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8EA3?: The complementary color is #A3A08B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8EA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.