What color is #8FAFB3?

#8FAFB3 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Ether. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FAFB3?

The RGB value is 143, 175, 179: 143 red, 175 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FAFB3?

The complementary color is #B3938F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FAFB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FAFB3 color

#8FAFB3 rgb(143, 175, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8FAFB3 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 68.6% green and 70.2% blue (143, 175, 179).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 19% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Ether (#98B2B4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.95:1).

#8FAFB3 color codes

HEX	`#8FAFB3`
RGB	`rgb(143, 175, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 68.6%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 19%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 20%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 2%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.29, -9.97, -5.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.29, 11.47, 209.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.792, 39.753, 48.479)`
Decimal	`9416627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FAFB3, 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 #8FAFB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FAFB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	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 #8FAFB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fafb3; }
.text { color: #8fafb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fafb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 175 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fafb3, #8f9db3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8FAFB3?: #8FAFB3 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Ether. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FAFB3?: The RGB value is 143, 175, 179: 143 red, 175 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FAFB3?: The complementary color is #B3938F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FAFB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.