What color is #8E98A1?

#8E98A1 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E98A1?

The RGB value is 142, 152, 161: 142 red, 152 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E98A1?

The complementary color is #A1978E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E98A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E98A1 color

#8E98A1 rgb(142, 152, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E98A1 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 59.6% green and 63.1% blue (142, 152, 161).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 9% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#8E98A1 color codes

HEX	`#8E98A1`
RGB	`rgb(142, 152, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 59.6%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 9%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 12%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 6%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.32, -1.7, -5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.32, 6.18, 254.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.815, 30.78, 38.134)`
Decimal	`9345185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E98A1, 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 #8E98A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E98A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #8E98A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e98a1; }
.text { color: #8e98a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e98a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 152 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e98a1, #8e8fa1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E98A1?: #8E98A1 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E98A1?: The RGB value is 142, 152, 161: 142 red, 152 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E98A1?: The complementary color is #A1978E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E98A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.