What color is #8EAAAD?

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

What is the RGB value of #8EAAAD?

The RGB value is 142, 170, 173: 142 red, 170 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EAAAD?

The complementary color is #AD918E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EAAAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EAAAD color

#8EAAAD rgb(142, 170, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8EAAAD is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 66.7% green and 67.8% blue (142, 170, 173).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ether (#98B2B4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#8EAAAD color codes

HEX	`#8EAAAD`
RGB	`rgb(142, 170, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 66.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 18%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 2%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.66, -8.94, -4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.66, 10.13, 208.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.071, 37.516, 45.026)`
Decimal	`9349805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EAAAD, 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 #8EAAAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EAAAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	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 #8EAAAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eaaad; }
.text { color: #8eaaad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eaaad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 170 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eaaad, #8e9aad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8EAAAD?: #8EAAAD is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Ether. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EAAAD?: The RGB value is 142, 170, 173: 142 red, 170 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EAAAD?: The complementary color is #AD918E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EAAAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.