What color is #8F97A7?

#8F97A7 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F97A7?

The RGB value is 143, 151, 167: 143 red, 151 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F97A7?

The complementary color is #A79F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F97A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F97A7 color

#8F97A7 rgb(143, 151, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F97A7 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 59.2% green and 65.5% blue (143, 151, 167).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 12% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#8F97A7 color codes

HEX	`#8F97A7`
RGB	`rgb(143, 151, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 59.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 12%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 14%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 10%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.31, 0.5, -9.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.31, 9.36, 273.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.368, 30.762, 40.942)`
Decimal	`9410471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F97A7, 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 #8F97A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8F97A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #8F97A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f97a7; }
.text { color: #8f97a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f97a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 151 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f97a7, #938fa7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F97A7?: #8F97A7 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F97A7?: The RGB value is 143, 151, 167: 143 red, 151 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F97A7?: The complementary color is #A79F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F97A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.