What color is #8EAFB8?

#8EAFB8 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EAFB8?

The RGB value is 142, 175, 184: 142 red, 175 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EAFB8?

The complementary color is #B8978E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EAFB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EAFB8 color

#8EAFB8 rgb(142, 175, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8EAFB8 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 68.6% green and 72.2% blue (142, 175, 184).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 23% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Equanimity (#83A9B3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#8EAFB8 color codes

HEX	`#8EAFB8`
RGB	`rgb(142, 175, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 68.6%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 23%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 23%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 5%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.38, -9.16, -8.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.38, 12.37, 222.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.135, 39.87, 51.183)`
Decimal	`9351096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EAFB8, 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 #8EAFB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EAFB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #8EAFB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eafb8; }
.text { color: #8eafb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eafb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 175 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eafb8, #8e9ab8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8EAFB8?: #8EAFB8 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EAFB8?: The RGB value is 142, 175, 184: 142 red, 175 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EAFB8?: The complementary color is #B8978E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EAFB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.