What color is #8DA5B1?

#8DA5B1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DA5B1?

The RGB value is 141, 165, 177: 141 red, 165 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DA5B1?

The complementary color is #B1998D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DA5B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DA5B1 color

#8DA5B1 rgb(141, 165, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8DA5B1 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 64.7% green and 69.4% blue (141, 165, 177).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 19% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#8DA5B1 color codes

HEX	`#8DA5B1`
RGB	`rgb(141, 165, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 64.7%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 19%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 20%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 7%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.33, -5.67, -8.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.33, 10.61, 237.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.373, 35.746, 46.781)`
Decimal	`9282993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DA5B1, 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 #8DA5B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DA5B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	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 #8DA5B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8da5b1; }
.text { color: #8da5b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8da5b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 165 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8da5b1, #8d93b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8DA5B1?: #8DA5B1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DA5B1?: The RGB value is 141, 165, 177: 141 red, 165 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DA5B1?: The complementary color is #B1998D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DA5B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.