What color is #8EA3A9?

#8EA3A9 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EA3A9?

The RGB value is 142, 163, 169: 142 red, 163 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EA3A9?

The complementary color is #A9948E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EA3A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EA3A9 color

#8EA3A9 rgb(142, 163, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8EA3A9 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 63.9% green and 66.3% blue (142, 163, 169).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#8EA3A9 color codes

HEX	`#8EA3A9`
RGB	`rgb(142, 163, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 63.9%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 16%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 4%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.6, -6.03, -5.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.6, 8.22, 222.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.412, 34.809, 42.592)`
Decimal	`9348009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EA3A9, 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 #8EA3A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EA3A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #8EA3A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ea3a9; }
.text { color: #8ea3a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ea3a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 163 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ea3a9, #8e95a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8EA3A9?: #8EA3A9 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EA3A9?: The RGB value is 142, 163, 169: 142 red, 163 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EA3A9?: The complementary color is #A9948E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EA3A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.