What color is #8EA6BB?

#8EA6BB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EA6BB?

The RGB value is 142, 166, 187: 142 red, 166 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EA6BB?

The complementary color is #BBA38E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EA6BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EA6BB color

#8EA6BB rgb(142, 166, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8EA6BB is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 65.1% green and 73.3% blue (142, 166, 187).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#8EA6BB color codes

HEX	`#8EA6BB`
RGB	`rgb(142, 166, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 65.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 11%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.98, -3.59, -13.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.98, 14.02, 255.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.759, 36.61, 52.292)`
Decimal	`9348795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EA6BB, 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 #8EA6BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EA6BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #8EA6BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ea6bb; }
.text { color: #8ea6bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ea6bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 166 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ea6bb, #8e90bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8EA6BB?: #8EA6BB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EA6BB?: The RGB value is 142, 166, 187: 142 red, 166 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EA6BB?: The complementary color is #BBA38E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EA6BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.