What color is #8FA9BB?

#8FA9BB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FA9BB?

The RGB value is 143, 169, 187: 143 red, 169 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FA9BB?

The complementary color is #BBA18F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FA9BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FA9BB color

#8FA9BB rgb(143, 169, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8FA9BB is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 66.3% green and 73.3% blue (143, 169, 187).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#8FA9BB color codes

HEX	`#8FA9BB`
RGB	`rgb(143, 169, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 66.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 10%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.87, -4.92, -12.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.87, 13.16, 248.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.483, 37.802, 52.484)`
Decimal	`9415099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FA9BB, 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 #8FA9BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FA9BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #8FA9BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fa9bb; }
.text { color: #8fa9bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fa9bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 169 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fa9bb, #8f93bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8FA9BB?: #8FA9BB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FA9BB?: The RGB value is 143, 169, 187: 143 red, 169 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FA9BB?: The complementary color is #BBA18F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FA9BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.