What color is #8E9CA8?

#8E9CA8 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 #8E9CA8?

The RGB value is 142, 156, 168: 142 red, 156 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9CA8?

The complementary color is #A89A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9CA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9CA8 color

#8E9CA8 rgb(142, 156, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E9CA8 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 61.2% green and 65.9% blue (142, 156, 168).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 13% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% 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 7.47:1).

#8E9CA8 color codes

HEX	`#8E9CA8`
RGB	`rgb(142, 156, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 61.2%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 13%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 15%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 7%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.63, -2.4, -7.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.63, 8.29, 253.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.11, 32.354, 41.697)`
Decimal	`9346216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9CA8, 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 #8E9CA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E9CA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	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 #8E9CA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9ca8; }
.text { color: #8e9ca8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9ca8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 156 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9ca8, #8e8fa8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8E9CA8?: #8E9CA8 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 #8E9CA8?: The RGB value is 142, 156, 168: 142 red, 156 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9CA8?: The complementary color is #A89A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9CA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.