What color is #8EAFAA?

#8EAFAA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EAFAA?

The RGB value is 142, 175, 170: 142 red, 175 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EAFAA?

The complementary color is #AF8E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EAFAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EAFAA color

#8EAFAA rgb(142, 175, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8EAFAA is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 68.6% green and 66.7% blue (142, 175, 170).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#8EAFAA color codes

HEX	`#8EAFAA`
RGB	`rgb(142, 175, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 68.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 19%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.98, -12.25, -1.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.98, 12.31, 185.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.739, 39.312, 43.833)`
Decimal	`9351082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EAFAA, 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 #8EAFAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EAFAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #8EAFAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eafaa; }
.text { color: #8eafaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eafaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 175 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eafaa, #8ea4af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8EAFAA?: #8EAFAA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EAFAA?: The RGB value is 142, 175, 170: 142 red, 175 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EAFAA?: The complementary color is #AF8E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EAFAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.