What color is #8F99A4?

#8F99A4 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F99A4?

The RGB value is 143, 153, 164: 143 red, 153 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F99A4?

The complementary color is #A49A8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F99A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F99A4 color

#8F99A4 rgb(143, 153, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F99A4 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 60% green and 64.3% blue (143, 153, 164).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 10% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#8F99A4 color codes

HEX	`#8F99A4`
RGB	`rgb(143, 153, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 60%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 10%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 13%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 7%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.76, -1.27, -6.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.76, 7.09, 259.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.418, 31.302, 39.607)`
Decimal	`9410980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F99A4, 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 #8F99A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8F99A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #8F99A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f99a4; }
.text { color: #8f99a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f99a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 153 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f99a4, #908fa4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8F99A4?: #8F99A4 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F99A4?: The RGB value is 143, 153, 164: 143 red, 153 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F99A4?: The complementary color is #A49A8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F99A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.