What color is #8E9EA9?

#8E9EA9 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 #8E9EA9?

The RGB value is 142, 158, 169: 142 red, 158 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9EA9?

The complementary color is #A9998E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9EA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9EA9 color

#8E9EA9 rgb(142, 158, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E9EA9 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 62% green and 66.3% blue (142, 158, 169).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#8E9EA9 color codes

HEX	`#8E9EA9`
RGB	`rgb(142, 158, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 62%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 16%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 7%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.22, -3.29, -7.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.22, 8.31, 246.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.542, 33.068, 42.302)`
Decimal	`9346729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9EA9, 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 #8E9EA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E9EA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	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 #8E9EA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9ea9; }
.text { color: #8e9ea9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9ea9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 158 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9ea9, #8e91a9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8E9EA9?: #8E9EA9 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 #8E9EA9?: The RGB value is 142, 158, 169: 142 red, 158 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9EA9?: The complementary color is #A9998E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9EA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.