What color is #8E9BA6?

#8E9BA6 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E9BA6?

The RGB value is 142, 155, 166: 142 red, 155 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9BA6?

The complementary color is #A6998E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9BA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9BA6 color

#8E9BA6 rgb(142, 155, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E9BA6 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 60.8% green and 65.1% blue (142, 155, 166).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 12% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#8E9BA6 color codes

HEX	`#8E9BA6`
RGB	`rgb(142, 155, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 60.8%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 12%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 14%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 7%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.3, -2.29, -7.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.3, 7.66, 252.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.758, 31.946, 40.667)`
Decimal	`9345958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9BA6, 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 #8E9BA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E9BA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #8E9BA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9ba6; }
.text { color: #8e9ba6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9ba6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 155 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9ba6, #8e8fa6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8E9BA6?: #8E9BA6 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E9BA6?: The RGB value is 142, 155, 166: 142 red, 155 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9BA6?: The complementary color is #A6998E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9BA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.