What color is #8FA5B4?

#8FA5B4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FA5B4?

The RGB value is 143, 165, 180: 143 red, 165 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FA5B4?

The complementary color is #B49E8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FA5B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FA5B4 color

#8FA5B4 rgb(143, 165, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8FA5B4 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 64.7% green and 70.6% blue (143, 165, 180).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 20% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#8FA5B4 color codes

HEX	`#8FA5B4`
RGB	`rgb(143, 165, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 64.7%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 20%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 21%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 8%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.55, -4.35, -10.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.55, 11.17, 247.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.019, 36.044, 48.389)`
Decimal	`9414068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FA5B4, 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 #8FA5B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FA5B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #8FA5B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fa5b4; }
.text { color: #8fa5b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fa5b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 165 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fa5b4, #8f92b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8FA5B4?: #8FA5B4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FA5B4?: The RGB value is 143, 165, 180: 143 red, 165 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FA5B4?: The complementary color is #B49E8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FA5B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.