What color is #8E95AA?

#8E95AA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E95AA?

The RGB value is 142, 149, 170: 142 red, 149 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E95AA?

The complementary color is #AAA38E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E95AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E95AA color

#8E95AA rgb(142, 149, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E95AA is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 58.4% green and 66.7% blue (142, 149, 170).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#8E95AA color codes

HEX	`#8E95AA`
RGB	`rgb(142, 149, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 58.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 12%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.78, 1.95, -11.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.78, 11.99, 279.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.157, 30.147, 42.305)`
Decimal	`9344426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E95AA, 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 #8E95AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E95AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #8E95AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e95aa; }
.text { color: #8e95aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e95aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 149 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e95aa, #958eaa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E95AA?: #8E95AA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E95AA?: The RGB value is 142, 149, 170: 142 red, 149 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E95AA?: The complementary color is #AAA38E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E95AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.