What color is #8D8DAD?

#8D8DAD 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 #8D8DAD?

The RGB value is 141, 141, 173: 141 red, 141 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8DAD?

The complementary color is #ADAD8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8DAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8DAD color

#8D8DAD rgb(141, 141, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8D8DAD is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 55.3% green and 67.8% blue (141, 141, 173).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#8D8DAD color codes

HEX	`#8D8DAD`
RGB	`rgb(141, 141, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 55.3%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 18%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 18%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.64, 6.84, -16.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.64, 18.11, 292.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.05, 27.729, 43.402)`
Decimal	`9276845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8DAD, 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 #8D8DAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8DAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #8D8DAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8dad; }
.text { color: #8d8dad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8dad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 141 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8dad, #9d8dad); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8D8DAD?: #8D8DAD 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 #8D8DAD?: The RGB value is 141, 141, 173: 141 red, 141 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8DAD?: The complementary color is #ADAD8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8DAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.