What color is #8FA7B7?

#8FA7B7 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 #8FA7B7?

The RGB value is 143, 167, 183: 143 red, 167 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FA7B7?

The complementary color is #B79F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FA7B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FA7B7 color

#8FA7B7 rgb(143, 167, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8FA7B7 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 65.5% green and 71.8% blue (143, 167, 183).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 22% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#8FA7B7 color codes

HEX	`#8FA7B7`
RGB	`rgb(143, 167, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 65.5%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 22%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 22%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 9%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.2, -4.75, -11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.2, 11.98, 246.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.691, 36.895, 50.137)`
Decimal	`9414583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FA7B7, 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 #8FA7B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FA7B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	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 #8FA7B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fa7b7; }
.text { color: #8fa7b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fa7b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 167 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fa7b7, #8f93b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8FA7B7?: #8FA7B7 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 #8FA7B7?: The RGB value is 143, 167, 183: 143 red, 167 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FA7B7?: The complementary color is #B79F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FA7B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.