What color is #8E8BA8?

#8E8BA8 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8BA8?

The RGB value is 142, 139, 168: 142 red, 139 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8BA8?

The complementary color is #A5A88B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8BA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8BA8 color

#8E8BA8 rgb(142, 139, 168)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8E8BA8 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 54.5% green and 65.9% blue (142, 139, 168).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#8E8BA8 color codes

HEX	`#8E8BA8`
RGB	`rgb(142, 139, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 54.5%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 17%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 17%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.01, 7.18, -14.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.01, 16.51, 295.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.454, 27.043, 40.812)`
Decimal	`9341864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8BA8, 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 #8E8BA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8BA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #8E8BA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8ba8; }
.text { color: #8e8ba8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8ba8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 139 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8ba8, #9d8ba8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8E8BA8?: #8E8BA8 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8BA8?: The RGB value is 142, 139, 168: 142 red, 139 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8BA8?: The complementary color is #A5A88B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8BA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.