What color is #8E8FA5?

#8E8FA5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8FA5?

The RGB value is 142, 143, 165: 142 red, 143 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8FA5?

The complementary color is #A5A48E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8FA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8FA5 color

#8E8FA5 rgb(142, 143, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E8FA5 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 56.1% green and 64.7% blue (142, 143, 165).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 11% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#8E8FA5 color codes

HEX	`#8E8FA5`
RGB	`rgb(142, 143, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 56.1%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 11%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 14%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 13%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.99, 4.23, -11.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.99, 12.43, 289.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.768, 28.112, 39.553)`
Decimal	`9342885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8FA5, 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 #8E8FA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8FA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #8E8FA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8fa5; }
.text { color: #8e8fa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8fa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 143 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8fa5, #998ea5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8E8FA5?: #8E8FA5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8FA5?: The RGB value is 142, 143, 165: 142 red, 143 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8FA5?: The complementary color is #A5A48E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8FA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.