What color is #8FAAB9?

#8FAAB9 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 #8FAAB9?

The RGB value is 143, 170, 185: 143 red, 170 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FAAB9?

The complementary color is #B99E8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FAAB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FAAB9 color

#8FAAB9 rgb(143, 170, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8FAAB9 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 66.7% green and 72.5% blue (143, 170, 185).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 23% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#8FAAB9 color codes

HEX	`#8FAAB9`
RGB	`rgb(143, 170, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 66.7%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 23%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 23%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 8%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.09, -5.93, -10.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.09, 12.3, 241.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.457, 38.091, 51.426)`
Decimal	`9415353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FAAB9, 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 #8FAAB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FAAB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #8FAAB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8faab9; }
.text { color: #8faab9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8faab9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 170 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8faab9, #8f95b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8FAAB9?: #8FAAB9 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 #8FAAB9?: The RGB value is 143, 170, 185: 143 red, 170 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FAAB9?: The complementary color is #B99E8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FAAB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.