What color is #8E91A4?

#8E91A4 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E91A4?

The RGB value is 142, 145, 164: 142 red, 145 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E91A4?

The complementary color is #A4A18E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E91A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E91A4 color

#8E91A4 rgb(142, 145, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E91A4 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 56.9% green and 64.3% blue (142, 145, 164).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 11% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#8E91A4 color codes

HEX	`#8E91A4`
RGB	`rgb(142, 145, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 56.9%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 11%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 13%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.5, 2.87, -10.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.5, 10.75, 285.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.98, 28.682, 39.177)`
Decimal	`9343396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E91A4, 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 #8E91A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E91A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #8E91A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e91a4; }
.text { color: #8e91a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e91a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 145 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e91a4, #968ea4); }

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Questions

What color is #8E91A4?: #8E91A4 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E91A4?: The RGB value is 142, 145, 164: 142 red, 145 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E91A4?: The complementary color is #A4A18E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E91A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.