What color is #8DAAA8?

#8DAAA8 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DAAA8?

The RGB value is 141, 170, 168: 141 red, 170 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DAAA8?

The complementary color is #AA8D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DAAA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DAAA8 color

#8DAAA8 rgb(141, 170, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8DAAA8 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 66.7% green and 65.9% blue (141, 170, 168).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#8DAAA8 color codes

HEX	`#8DAAA8`
RGB	`rgb(141, 170, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 66.7%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.46, -10.35, -2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.46, 10.6, 192.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.425, 37.238, 42.518)`
Decimal	`9284264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DAAA8, 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 #8DAAA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DAAA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	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 #8DAAA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8daaa8; }
.text { color: #8daaa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8daaa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 170 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8daaa8, #8d9eaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8DAAA8?: #8DAAA8 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DAAA8?: The RGB value is 141, 170, 168: 141 red, 170 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DAAA8?: The complementary color is #AA8D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DAAA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.