What color is #8EAEAF?

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

What is the RGB value of #8EAEAF?

The RGB value is 142, 174, 175: 142 red, 174 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EAEAF?

The complementary color is #AF8F8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EAEAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EAEAF color

#8EAEAF rgb(142, 174, 175)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 68.2% green and 68.6% blue (142, 174, 175).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#8EAEAF color codes

HEX	`#8EAEAF`
RGB	`rgb(142, 174, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 68.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 19%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 1%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.84, -10.64, -4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.84, 11.42, 201.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.027, 39.117, 46.307)`
Decimal	`9350831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EAEAF, 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 #8EAEAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EAEAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	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 #8EAEAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eaeaf; }
.text { color: #8eaeaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eaeaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 174 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eaeaf, #8e9eaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #8EAEAF?: #8EAEAF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EAEAF?: The RGB value is 142, 174, 175: 142 red, 174 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EAEAF?: The complementary color is #AF8F8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EAEAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.