What color is #8D94A6?

#8D94A6 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D94A6?

The RGB value is 141, 148, 166: 141 red, 148 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D94A6?

The complementary color is #A69F8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D94A6?

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.

#8D94A6 color

#8D94A6 rgb(141, 148, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D94A6 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 58% green and 65.1% blue (141, 148, 166).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 12% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#8D94A6 color codes

HEX	`#8D94A6`
RGB	`rgb(141, 148, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 58%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 12%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 15%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 11%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.3, 1.28, -10.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.3, 10.37, 277.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.456, 29.595, 40.282)`
Decimal	`9278630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D94A6, 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 #8D94A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D94A6 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 #8D94A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d94a6; }
.text { color: #8d94a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d94a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 148 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d94a6, #938da6); }

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Questions

What color is #8D94A6?: #8D94A6 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D94A6?: The RGB value is 141, 148, 166: 141 red, 148 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D94A6?: The complementary color is #A69F8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D94A6?: 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.