What color is #8D8CAA?

#8D8CAA 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 #8D8CAA?

The RGB value is 141, 140, 170: 141 red, 140 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8CAA?

The complementary color is #A9AA8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8CAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8CAA color

#8D8CAA rgb(141, 140, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8D8CAA is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 54.9% green and 66.7% blue (141, 140, 170).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#8D8CAA color codes

HEX	`#8D8CAA`
RGB	`rgb(141, 140, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 54.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 18%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.27, 6.73, -15.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.27, 17.01, 293.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.617, 27.321, 41.841)`
Decimal	`9276586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8CAA, 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 #8D8CAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8CAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #8D8CAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8caa; }
.text { color: #8d8caa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8caa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 140 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8caa, #9c8caa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D8CAA?: #8D8CAA 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 #8D8CAA?: The RGB value is 141, 140, 170: 141 red, 140 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8CAA?: The complementary color is #A9AA8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8CAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.