What color is #8F97AE?

#8F97AE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F97AE?

The RGB value is 143, 151, 174: 143 red, 151 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F97AE?

The complementary color is #AEA68F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F97AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F97AE color

#8F97AE rgb(143, 151, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8F97AE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 59.2% green and 68.2% blue (143, 151, 174).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#8F97AE color codes

HEX	`#8F97AE`
RGB	`rgb(143, 151, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 59.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 18%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 13%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.53, 2.06, -12.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.53, 13.12, 279.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.032, 31.028, 44.443)`
Decimal	`9410478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F97AE, 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 #8F97AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8F97AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #8F97AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f97ae; }
.text { color: #8f97ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f97ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 151 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f97ae, #968fae); }

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Questions

What color is #8F97AE?: #8F97AE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F97AE?: The RGB value is 143, 151, 174: 143 red, 151 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F97AE?: The complementary color is #AEA68F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F97AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.