What color is #8EB1B8?

#8EB1B8 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 #8EB1B8?

The RGB value is 142, 177, 184: 142 red, 177 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EB1B8?

The complementary color is #B8958E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EB1B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EB1B8 color

#8EB1B8 rgb(142, 177, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8EB1B8 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 69.4% green and 72.2% blue (142, 177, 184).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 23% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#8EB1B8 color codes

HEX	`#8EB1B8`
RGB	`rgb(142, 177, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 69.4%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 23%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 23%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 4%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.93, -10.23, -7.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.93, 12.67, 216.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.527, 40.654, 51.313)`
Decimal	`9351608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EB1B8, 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 #8EB1B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EB1B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	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 #8EB1B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eb1b8; }
.text { color: #8eb1b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eb1b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 177 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eb1b8, #8e9cb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #8EB1B8?: #8EB1B8 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 #8EB1B8?: The RGB value is 142, 177, 184: 142 red, 177 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EB1B8?: The complementary color is #B8958E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EB1B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.