What color is #8F9EAD?

#8F9EAD is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Blank Stare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F9EAD?

The RGB value is 143, 158, 173: 143 red, 158 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F9EAD?

The complementary color is #AD9E8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F9EAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F9EAD color

#8F9EAD rgb(143, 158, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F9EAD is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 62% green and 67.8% blue (143, 158, 173).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Blank Stare (#8B9CAC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#8F9EAD color codes

HEX	`#8F9EAD`
RGB	`rgb(143, 158, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 62%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 9%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.41, -2.07, -9.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.41, 9.8, 257.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.095, 33.31, 44.318)`
Decimal	`9412269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F9EAD, 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 #8F9EAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8F9EAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #8F9EAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f9ead; }
.text { color: #8f9ead; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f9ead; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 158 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f9ead, #8f8fad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8F9EAD?: #8F9EAD is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Blank Stare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F9EAD?: The RGB value is 143, 158, 173: 143 red, 158 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F9EAD?: The complementary color is #AD9E8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F9EAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.