What color is #8EABAF?

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

What is the RGB value of #8EABAF?

The RGB value is 142, 171, 175: 142 red, 171 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EABAF?

The complementary color is #AF928E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EABAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EABAF color

#8EABAF rgb(142, 171, 175)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 67.1% green and 68.6% blue (142, 171, 175).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#8EABAF color codes

HEX	`#8EABAF`
RGB	`rgb(142, 171, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 67.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 19%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 2%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68, -9.04, -5.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68, 10.51, 210.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.454, 37.971, 46.116)`
Decimal	`9350063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EABAF, 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 #8EABAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EABAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #8EABAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eabaf; }
.text { color: #8eabaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eabaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 171 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eabaf, #8e9baf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8EABAF?: #8EABAF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EABAF?: The RGB value is 142, 171, 175: 142 red, 171 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EABAF?: The complementary color is #AF928E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EABAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.