What color is #8F91AC?

#8F91AC is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F91AC?

The RGB value is 143, 145, 172: 143 red, 145 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F91AC?

The complementary color is #ACAA8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F91AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F91AC color

#8F91AC rgb(143, 145, 172)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8F91AC is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 56.9% green and 67.5% blue (143, 145, 172).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#8F91AC color codes

HEX	`#8F91AC`
RGB	`rgb(143, 145, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 56.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 16%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.84, 4.99, -14.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.84, 15.22, 289.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.898, 29.069, 43.11)`
Decimal	`9408940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F91AC, 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 #8F91AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F91AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #8F91AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f91ac; }
.text { color: #8f91ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f91ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 145 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f91ac, #9b8fac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8F91AC?: #8F91AC is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F91AC?: The RGB value is 143, 145, 172: 143 red, 145 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F91AC?: The complementary color is #ACAA8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F91AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.