What color is #8EA3B0?

#8EA3B0 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EA3B0?

The RGB value is 142, 163, 176: 142 red, 163 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EA3B0?

The complementary color is #B09B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EA3B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EA3B0 color

#8EA3B0 rgb(142, 163, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8EA3B0 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 63.9% green and 69% blue (142, 163, 176).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 18% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#8EA3B0 color codes

HEX	`#8EA3B0`
RGB	`rgb(142, 163, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 63.9%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 18%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 19%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 7%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.81, -4.48, -9.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.81, 10.21, 243.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.087, 35.079, 46.146)`
Decimal	`9348016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EA3B0, 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 #8EA3B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EA3B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	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 #8EA3B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ea3b0; }
.text { color: #8ea3b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ea3b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 163 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ea3b0, #8e92b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8EA3B0?: #8EA3B0 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EA3B0?: The RGB value is 142, 163, 176: 142 red, 163 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EA3B0?: The complementary color is #B09B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EA3B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.