What color is #8FA7AB?

#8FA7AB is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FA7AB?

The RGB value is 143, 167, 171: 143 red, 167 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FA7AB?

The complementary color is #AB938F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FA7AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FA7AB color

#8FA7AB rgb(143, 167, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8FA7AB is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 65.5% green and 67.1% blue (143, 167, 171).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#8FA7AB color codes

HEX	`#8FA7AB`
RGB	`rgb(143, 167, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 65.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 2%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.84, -7.44, -4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.84, 8.88, 213.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.495, 36.416, 43.837)`
Decimal	`9414571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FA7AB, 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 #8FA7AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FA7AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	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 #8FA7AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fa7ab; }
.text { color: #8fa7ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fa7ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 167 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fa7ab, #8f99ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8FA7AB?: #8FA7AB is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FA7AB?: The RGB value is 143, 167, 171: 143 red, 167 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FA7AB?: The complementary color is #AB938F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FA7AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.