What color is #8EA1AF?

#8EA1AF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Blank Stare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EA1AF?

The RGB value is 142, 161, 175: 142 red, 161 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EA1AF?

The complementary color is #AF9C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EA1AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EA1AF color

#8EA1AF rgb(142, 161, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8EA1AF is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 63.1% green and 68.6% blue (142, 161, 175).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Blank Stare (#8B9CAC), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#8EA1AF color codes

HEX	`#8EA1AF`
RGB	`rgb(142, 161, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 63.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 19%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 8%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.23, -3.61, -9.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.23, 10.15, 249.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.636, 34.335, 45.51)`
Decimal	`9347503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EA1AF, 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 #8EA1AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EA1AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #8EA1AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ea1af; }
.text { color: #8ea1af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ea1af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 161 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ea1af, #8e91af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8EA1AF?: #8EA1AF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Blank Stare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EA1AF?: The RGB value is 142, 161, 175: 142 red, 161 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EA1AF?: The complementary color is #AF9C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EA1AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.