What color is #8F9BB6?

#8F9BB6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F9BB6?

The RGB value is 143, 155, 182: 143 red, 155 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F9BB6?

The complementary color is #B6AA8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F9BB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F9BB6 color

#8F9BB6 rgb(143, 155, 182)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8F9BB6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 60.8% green and 71.4% blue (143, 155, 182).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 21% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#8F9BB6 color codes

HEX	`#8F9BB6`
RGB	`rgb(143, 155, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 60.8%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 21%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 21%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 15%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.88, 1.65, -15.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.88, 15.51, 276.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.49, 32.659, 48.892)`
Decimal	`9411510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F9BB6, 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 #8F9BB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8F9BB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #8F9BB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f9bb6; }
.text { color: #8f9bb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f9bb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 155 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f9bb6, #978fb6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8F9BB6?: #8F9BB6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F9BB6?: The RGB value is 143, 155, 182: 143 red, 155 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F9BB6?: The complementary color is #B6AA8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F9BB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.