What color is #8D9EA7?

#8D9EA7 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D9EA7?

The RGB value is 141, 158, 167: 141 red, 158 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D9EA7?

The complementary color is #A7968D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9EA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D9EA7 color

#8D9EA7 rgb(141, 158, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D9EA7 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 62% green and 65.5% blue (141, 158, 167).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#8D9EA7 color codes

HEX	`#8D9EA7`
RGB	`rgb(141, 158, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 62%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 5%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.08, -4.06, -6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.08, 7.85, 238.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.185, 32.906, 41.313)`
Decimal	`9281191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D9EA7, 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 #8D9EA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8D9EA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	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 #8D9EA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9ea7; }
.text { color: #8d9ea7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9ea7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 158 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9ea7, #8d91a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8D9EA7?: #8D9EA7 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D9EA7?: The RGB value is 141, 158, 167: 141 red, 158 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D9EA7?: The complementary color is #A7968D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9EA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.