What color is #8BA3AC?

#8BA3AC is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BA3AC?

The RGB value is 139, 163, 172: 139 red, 163 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BA3AC?

The complementary color is #AC948B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BA3AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BA3AC color

#8BA3AC rgb(139, 163, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8BA3AC is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 63.9% green and 67.5% blue (139, 163, 172).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#8BA3AC color codes

HEX	`#8BA3AC`
RGB	`rgb(139, 163, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 63.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 5%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.48, -6.35, -7.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.48, 9.79, 229.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.189, 34.661, 44.069)`
Decimal	`9151404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BA3AC, 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 #8BA3AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BA3AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #8BA3AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ba3ac; }
.text { color: #8ba3ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ba3ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 163 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ba3ac, #8b93ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8BA3AC?: #8BA3AC is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BA3AC?: The RGB value is 139, 163, 172: 139 red, 163 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BA3AC?: The complementary color is #AC948B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BA3AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.