What color is #8E94B6?

#8E94B6 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 #8E94B6?

The RGB value is 142, 148, 182: 142 red, 148 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E94B6?

The complementary color is #B6B08E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E94B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E94B6 color

#8E94B6 rgb(142, 148, 182)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8E94B6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 58% green and 71.4% blue (142, 148, 182).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 22% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#8E94B6 color codes

HEX	`#8E94B6`
RGB	`rgb(142, 148, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 58%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 22%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 22%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 19%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.92, 5.28, -18.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.92, 19.15, 286.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.187, 30.307, 48.506)`
Decimal	`9344182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E94B6, 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 #8E94B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E94B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	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 #8E94B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e94b6; }
.text { color: #8e94b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e94b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 148 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e94b6, #9c8eb6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E94B6?: #8E94B6 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 #8E94B6?: The RGB value is 142, 148, 182: 142 red, 148 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E94B6?: The complementary color is #B6B08E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E94B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.