What color is #8F92A0?

#8F92A0 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F92A0?

The RGB value is 143, 146, 160: 143 red, 146 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F92A0?

The complementary color is #A09D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F92A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F92A0 color

#8F92A0 rgb(143, 146, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F92A0 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 57.3% green and 62.7% blue (143, 146, 160).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 8% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Too Big to Whale (#9596A4), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#8F92A0 color codes

HEX	`#8F92A0`
RGB	`rgb(143, 146, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 57.3%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 8%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 11%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.72, 1.79, -7.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.72, 7.94, 283.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.95, 28.935, 37.363)`
Decimal	`9409184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F92A0, 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 #8F92A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F92A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #8F92A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f92a0; }
.text { color: #8f92a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f92a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 146 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f92a0, #958fa0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F92A0?: #8F92A0 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F92A0?: The RGB value is 143, 146, 160: 143 red, 146 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F92A0?: The complementary color is #A09D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F92A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.