What color is #8FA5BA?

#8FA5BA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FA5BA?

The RGB value is 143, 165, 186: 143 red, 165 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FA5BA?

The complementary color is #BAA48F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FA5BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FA5BA color

#8FA5BA rgb(143, 165, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8FA5BA is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 64.7% green and 72.9% blue (143, 165, 186).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#8FA5BA color codes

HEX	`#8FA5BA`
RGB	`rgb(143, 165, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 64.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 23%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 11%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.74, -2.96, -13.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.74, 13.67, 257.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.643, 36.294, 51.678)`
Decimal	`9414074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FA5BA, 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 #8FA5BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FA5BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	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 #8FA5BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fa5ba; }
.text { color: #8fa5ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fa5ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 165 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fa5ba, #8f90ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8FA5BA?: #8FA5BA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FA5BA?: The RGB value is 143, 165, 186: 143 red, 165 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FA5BA?: The complementary color is #BAA48F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FA5BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.