What color is #8E92B0?

#8E92B0 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E92B0?

The RGB value is 142, 146, 176: 142 red, 146 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E92B0?

The complementary color is #B0AC8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E92B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E92B0 color

#8E92B0 rgb(142, 146, 176)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8E92B0 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 57.3% green and 69% blue (142, 146, 176).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 18% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#8E92B0 color codes

HEX	`#8E92B0`
RGB	`rgb(142, 146, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 57.3%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 18%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 19%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 17%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.17, 5.01, -16.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.17, 16.91, 287.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.269, 29.443, 45.207)`
Decimal	`9343664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E92B0, 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 #8E92B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E92B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #8E92B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e92b0; }
.text { color: #8e92b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e92b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 146 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e92b0, #9b8eb0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E92B0?: #8E92B0 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E92B0?: The RGB value is 142, 146, 176: 142 red, 146 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E92B0?: The complementary color is #B0AC8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E92B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.