What color is #8FAFAE?

#8FAFAE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FAFAE?

The RGB value is 143, 175, 174: 143 red, 175 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FAFAE?

The complementary color is #AF8F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FAFAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FAFAE color

#8FAFAE rgb(143, 175, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8FAFAE is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 68.6% green and 68.2% blue (143, 175, 174).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#8FAFAE color codes

HEX	`#8FAFAE`
RGB	`rgb(143, 175, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 68.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 1%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.15, -11.07, -3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.15, 11.5, 195.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.296, 39.554, 45.864)`
Decimal	`9416622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FAFAE, 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 #8FAFAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FAFAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #8FAFAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fafae; }
.text { color: #8fafae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fafae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 175 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fafae, #8fa0af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8FAFAE?: #8FAFAE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FAFAE?: The RGB value is 143, 175, 174: 143 red, 175 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FAFAE?: The complementary color is #AF8F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FAFAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.