Information about #8EABB9 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#8EABB9 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(142, 171, 185) — 55.7% red, 67.1% green, 72.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 17 / 5 / 0 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#8EABB9 is a softly toned steel-blue azure that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7). Slightly further away sit Nepal (#93AAB9) and Botticelli (#92ACB4).

The recipe behind #8EABB9 is rgb(142, 171, 185), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8EABB9: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#8EABB9 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#8EABB9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8EABB9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8EABB9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8EABB9 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#8EABB9 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#8EB8B1
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#AAB88E
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #8EABB9

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Metallic Glacier color link
Metallic Glacier

#89B1C2

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Cold Front Green color link
Cold Front Green

#85B3B2

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Williamsburg Blue color link
Williamsburg Blue

#9DA8BD

#8EABB9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8EABB9
  • RGB142, 171, 185
  • CMYK17, 5, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(142, 171, 185)
  • HSL200°, 23%, 64%
  • HSL Precise199.535°, 23.497%, 64.118%
  • HSV200°, 23%, 73%
  • HSB200°, 23%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • GLSLvec3(0.557, 0.671, 0.725)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.557, 0.671, 0.725, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.557, 0.671, 0.725)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8EABB9
  • DECIMAL ID9350073
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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