What color is #8F8EA2?

#8F8EA2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8EA2?

The RGB value is 143, 142, 162: 143 red, 142 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8EA2?

The complementary color is #A1A28E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8EA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8EA2 color

#8F8EA2 rgb(143, 142, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F8EA2 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 55.7% green and 63.5% blue (143, 142, 162).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 10% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#8F8EA2 color codes

HEX	`#8F8EA2`
RGB	`rgb(143, 142, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 55.7%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 10%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 12%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.7, 4.48, -10.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.7, 11.33, 293.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.521, 27.794, 38.09)`
Decimal	`9408162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8EA2, 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 #8F8EA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8EA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	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 #8F8EA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8ea2; }
.text { color: #8f8ea2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8ea2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 142 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8ea2, #998ea2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8F8EA2?: #8F8EA2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8EA2?: The RGB value is 143, 142, 162: 143 red, 142 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8EA2?: The complementary color is #A1A28E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8EA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.