What color is #8EAABF?

#8EAABF is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Far Horizons. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EAABF?

The RGB value is 142, 170, 191: 142 red, 170 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EAABF?

The complementary color is #BFA38E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EAABF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EAABF color

#8EAABF rgb(142, 170, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8EAABF is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 66.7% green and 74.9% blue (142, 170, 191).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 28% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Far Horizons (#7FA2BF), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#8EAABF color codes

HEX	`#8EAABF`
RGB	`rgb(142, 170, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 66.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 28%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 26%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 11%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.21, -4.84, -13.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.21, 14.73, 250.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.931, 38.261, 54.825)`
Decimal	`9349823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EAABF, 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 #8EAABF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EAABF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #8EAABF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eaabf; }
.text { color: #8eaabf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eaabf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 170 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eaabf, #8e91bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #8EAABF?: #8EAABF is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Far Horizons. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EAABF?: The RGB value is 142, 170, 191: 142 red, 170 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EAABF?: The complementary color is #BFA38E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EAABF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.