What color is #8EAAB1?

#8EAAB1 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EAAB1?

The RGB value is 142, 170, 177: 142 red, 170 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EAAB1?

The complementary color is #B1958E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EAAB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EAAB1 color

#8EAAB1 rgb(142, 170, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8EAAB1 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 66.7% green and 69.4% blue (142, 170, 177).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 18% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Equanimity (#83A9B3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#8EAAB1 color codes

HEX	`#8EAAB1`
RGB	`rgb(142, 170, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 66.7%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 18%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 20%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 4%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.78, -8.06, -6.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.78, 10.55, 220.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.464, 37.674, 47.095)`
Decimal	`9349809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EAAB1, 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 #8EAAB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EAAB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #8EAAB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eaab1; }
.text { color: #8eaab1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eaab1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 170 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eaab1, #8e99b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8EAAB1?: #8EAAB1 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EAAB1?: The RGB value is 142, 170, 177: 142 red, 170 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EAAB1?: The complementary color is #B1958E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EAAB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.