What color is #8C94A8?

#8C94A8 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C94A8?

The RGB value is 140, 148, 168: 140 red, 148 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C94A8?

The complementary color is #A8A08C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C94A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C94A8 color

#8C94A8 rgb(140, 148, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C94A8 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 58% green and 65.9% blue (140, 148, 168).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#8C94A8 color codes

HEX	`#8C94A8`
RGB	`rgb(140, 148, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 58%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 17%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 12%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.29, 1.39, -11.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.29, 11.54, 276.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.471, 29.582, 41.248)`
Decimal	`9213096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C94A8, 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 #8C94A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C94A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #8C94A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c94a8; }
.text { color: #8c94a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c94a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 148 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c94a8, #928ca8); }

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Questions

What color is #8C94A8?: #8C94A8 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C94A8?: The RGB value is 140, 148, 168: 140 red, 148 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C94A8?: The complementary color is #A8A08C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C94A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.