What color is #8FA4B5?

#8FA4B5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FA4B5?

The RGB value is 143, 164, 181: 143 red, 164 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FA4B5?

The complementary color is #B5A08F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FA4B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FA4B5 color

#8FA4B5 rgb(143, 164, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8FA4B5 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 64.3% green and 71% blue (143, 164, 181).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 20% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#8FA4B5 color codes

HEX	`#8FA4B5`
RGB	`rgb(143, 164, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 64.3%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 20%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 21%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 9%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.31, -3.57, -11.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.31, 11.77, 252.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.941, 35.726, 48.867)`
Decimal	`9413813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FA4B5, 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 #8FA4B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FA4B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	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 #8FA4B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fa4b5; }
.text { color: #8fa4b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fa4b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 164 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fa4b5, #8f91b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8FA4B5?: #8FA4B5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FA4B5?: The RGB value is 143, 164, 181: 143 red, 164 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FA4B5?: The complementary color is #B5A08F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FA4B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.