What color is #8E98AB?

#8E98AB is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E98AB?

The RGB value is 142, 152, 171: 142 red, 152 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E98AB?

The complementary color is #ABA18E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E98AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E98AB color

#8E98AB rgb(142, 152, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E98AB is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 59.6% green and 67.1% blue (142, 152, 171).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#8E98AB color codes

HEX	`#8E98AB`
RGB	`rgb(142, 152, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 59.6%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 11%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.63, 0.49, -11.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.63, 11.13, 272.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.732, 31.147, 42.966)`
Decimal	`9345195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E98AB, 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 #8E98AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E98AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #8E98AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e98ab; }
.text { color: #8e98ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e98ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 152 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e98ab, #938eab); }

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Questions

What color is #8E98AB?: #8E98AB is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E98AB?: The RGB value is 142, 152, 171: 142 red, 152 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E98AB?: The complementary color is #ABA18E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E98AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.