What color is #8E99AA?

#8E99AA is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E99AA?

The RGB value is 142, 153, 170: 142 red, 153 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E99AA?

The complementary color is #AA9F8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E99AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E99AA color

#8E99AA rgb(142, 153, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E99AA is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 60% green and 66.7% blue (142, 153, 170).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#8E99AA color codes

HEX	`#8E99AA`
RGB	`rgb(142, 153, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 60%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 10%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.87, -0.29, -10.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.87, 10.2, 268.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.801, 31.435, 42.52)`
Decimal	`9345450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E99AA, 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 #8E99AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E99AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #8E99AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e99aa; }
.text { color: #8e99aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e99aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 153 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e99aa, #918eaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E99AA?: #8E99AA is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E99AA?: The RGB value is 142, 153, 170: 142 red, 153 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E99AA?: The complementary color is #AA9F8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E99AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.