What color is #8E9AB7?

#8E9AB7 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E9AB7?

The RGB value is 142, 154, 183: 142 red, 154 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9AB7?

The complementary color is #B7AB8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9AB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9AB7 color

#8E9AB7 rgb(142, 154, 183)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8E9AB7 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 60.4% green and 71.8% blue (142, 154, 183).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 22% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#8E9AB7 color codes

HEX	`#8E9AB7`
RGB	`rgb(142, 154, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 60.4%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 22%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 22%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 16%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.57, 2.13, -16.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.57, 16.6, 277.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.256, 32.28, 49.374)`
Decimal	`9345719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9AB7, 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 #8E9AB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E9AB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #8E9AB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9ab7; }
.text { color: #8e9ab7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9ab7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 154 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9ab7, #978eb7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E9AB7?: #8E9AB7 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E9AB7?: The RGB value is 142, 154, 183: 142 red, 154 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9AB7?: The complementary color is #B7AB8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9AB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.