What color is #8DA8AE?

#8DA8AE is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DA8AE?

The RGB value is 141, 168, 174: 141 red, 168 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DA8AE?

The complementary color is #AE938D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DA8AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DA8AE color

#8DA8AE rgb(141, 168, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8DA8AE is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 65.9% green and 68.2% blue (141, 168, 174).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#8DA8AE color codes

HEX	`#8DA8AE`
RGB	`rgb(141, 168, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 65.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 19%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 3%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.07, -7.97, -6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.07, 10.1, 217.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.625, 36.723, 45.406)`
Decimal	`9283758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DA8AE, 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 #8DA8AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DA8AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #8DA8AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8da8ae; }
.text { color: #8da8ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8da8ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 168 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8da8ae, #8d97ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8DA8AE?: #8DA8AE is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DA8AE?: The RGB value is 141, 168, 174: 141 red, 168 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DA8AE?: The complementary color is #AE938D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DA8AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.