What color is #8F9CA5?

#8F9CA5 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F9CA5?

The RGB value is 143, 156, 165: 143 red, 156 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F9CA5?

The complementary color is #A5988F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F9CA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F9CA5 color

#8F9CA5 rgb(143, 156, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F9CA5 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 61.2% green and 64.7% blue (143, 156, 165).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 11% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#8F9CA5 color codes

HEX	`#8F9CA5`
RGB	`rgb(143, 156, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 61.2%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 11%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 13%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 5%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.62, -2.72, -6.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.62, 6.83, 246.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.006, 32.333, 40.25)`
Decimal	`9411749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F9CA5, 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 #8F9CA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8F9CA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	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 #8F9CA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f9ca5; }
.text { color: #8f9ca5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f9ca5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 156 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f9ca5, #8f91a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8F9CA5?: #8F9CA5 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F9CA5?: The RGB value is 143, 156, 165: 143 red, 156 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F9CA5?: The complementary color is #A5988F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F9CA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.