What color is #8F96AA?

#8F96AA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F96AA?

The RGB value is 143, 150, 170: 143 red, 150 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F96AA?

The complementary color is #AAA38F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F96AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F96AA color

#8F96AA rgb(143, 150, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F96AA is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 58.8% green and 66.7% blue (143, 150, 170).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#8F96AA color codes

HEX	`#8F96AA`
RGB	`rgb(143, 150, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 58.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 12%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.13, 1.72, -11.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.13, 11.43, 278.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.488, 30.554, 42.366)`
Decimal	`9410218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F96AA, 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 #8F96AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8F96AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #8F96AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f96aa; }
.text { color: #8f96aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f96aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 150 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f96aa, #968faa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #8F96AA?: #8F96AA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F96AA?: The RGB value is 143, 150, 170: 143 red, 150 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F96AA?: The complementary color is #AAA38F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F96AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.