What color is #8E97A3?

#8E97A3 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E97A3?

The RGB value is 142, 151, 163: 142 red, 151 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E97A3?

The complementary color is #A39A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E97A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E97A3 color

#8E97A3 rgb(142, 151, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E97A3 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 59.2% green and 63.9% blue (142, 151, 163).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 10% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#8E97A3 color codes

HEX	`#8E97A3`
RGB	`rgb(142, 151, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 59.2%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 10%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 13%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 7%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.11, -0.72, -7.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.11, 7.42, 264.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.831, 30.528, 39.017)`
Decimal	`9344931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E97A3, 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 #8E97A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E97A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #8E97A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e97a3; }
.text { color: #8e97a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e97a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 151 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e97a3, #8f8ea3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E97A3?: #8E97A3 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E97A3?: The RGB value is 142, 151, 163: 142 red, 151 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E97A3?: The complementary color is #A39A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E97A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.