What color is #8EAFB4?

#8EAFB4 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 #8EAFB4?

The RGB value is 142, 175, 180: 142 red, 175 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EAFB4?

The complementary color is #B4938E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EAFB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EAFB4 color

#8EAFB4 rgb(142, 175, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8EAFB4 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 68.6% green and 70.6% blue (142, 175, 180).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 20% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#8EAFB4 color codes

HEX	`#8EAFB4`
RGB	`rgb(142, 175, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 68.6%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 20%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 21%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 3%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.26, -10.07, -6.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.26, 11.86, 211.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.721, 39.705, 49.006)`
Decimal	`9351092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EAFB4, 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 #8EAFB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EAFB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	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 #8EAFB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eafb4; }
.text { color: #8eafb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eafb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 175 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eafb4, #8e9cb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #8EAFB4?: #8EAFB4 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 #8EAFB4?: The RGB value is 142, 175, 180: 142 red, 175 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EAFB4?: The complementary color is #B4938E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EAFB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.