What color is #8F9FA9?

#8F9FA9 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 #8F9FA9?

The RGB value is 143, 159, 169: 143 red, 159 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F9FA9?

The complementary color is #A9998F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F9FA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F9FA9 color

#8F9FA9 rgb(143, 159, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F9FA9 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 62.4% green and 66.3% blue (143, 159, 169).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 13% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#8F9FA9 color codes

HEX	`#8F9FA9`
RGB	`rgb(143, 159, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 62.4%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 13%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 15%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 6%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.56, -3.51, -7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.56, 7.93, 243.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.886, 33.5, 42.367)`
Decimal	`9412521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F9FA9, 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 #8F9FA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8F9FA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #8F9FA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f9fa9; }
.text { color: #8f9fa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f9fa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 159 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f9fa9, #8f92a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8F9FA9?: #8F9FA9 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 #8F9FA9?: The RGB value is 143, 159, 169: 143 red, 159 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F9FA9?: The complementary color is #A9998F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F9FA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.