What color is #8FA9AC?

#8FA9AC is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Ether. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FA9AC?

The RGB value is 143, 169, 172: 143 red, 169 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FA9AC?

The complementary color is #AC928F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FA9AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FA9AC color

#8FA9AC rgb(143, 169, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8FA9AC is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 66.3% green and 67.5% blue (143, 169, 172).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ether (#98B2B4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#8FA9AC color codes

HEX	`#8FA9AC`
RGB	`rgb(143, 169, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 66.3%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 2%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.42, -8.3, -4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.42, 9.46, 208.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.96, 37.193, 44.464)`
Decimal	`9415084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FA9AC, 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 #8FA9AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FA9AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	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 #8FA9AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fa9ac; }
.text { color: #8fa9ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fa9ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 169 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fa9ac, #8f9bac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8FA9AC?: #8FA9AC is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Ether. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FA9AC?: The RGB value is 143, 169, 172: 143 red, 169 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FA9AC?: The complementary color is #AC928F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FA9AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.