What color is #8D94AB?

#8D94AB is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D94AB?

The RGB value is 141, 148, 171: 141 red, 148 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D94AB?

The complementary color is #ABA48D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D94AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D94AB color

#8D94AB rgb(141, 148, 171)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8D94AB is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 58% green and 67.1% blue (141, 148, 171).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#8D94AB color codes

HEX	`#8D94AB`
RGB	`rgb(141, 148, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 58%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 13%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.47, 2.41, -12.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.47, 13.1, 280.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.923, 29.782, 42.745)`
Decimal	`9278635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D94AB, 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 #8D94AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D94AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #8D94AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d94ab; }
.text { color: #8d94ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d94ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 148 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d94ab, #958dab); }

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Questions

What color is #8D94AB?: #8D94AB is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D94AB?: The RGB value is 141, 148, 171: 141 red, 148 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D94AB?: The complementary color is #ABA48D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D94AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.