Cadet Blue (Blue)

#8FA1AE

RGB: 143, 161, 174

Color OverviewHEX #8FA1AE

#8FA1AE Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #8FA1AE is composed of 56% red, 63% green, and 68% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 205°, saturation of 16%, and lightness of 62%.

HEX

#8FA1AE

RGB

143, 161, 174

HSL

205°, 16%, 62%

HSV

205°, 18%, 68%

CMYK

18%, 7%, 0%, 32%

Name Match

Cadet Blue

Closest Standard

Shades of #8FA1AE (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #8FA1AE (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #8FA1AE (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #8FA1AE

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #8FA1AE Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):2.67 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #8FA1AE Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):7.88 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #8FA1AE;
}

.element {
  color: #8FA1AE;
  background-color: #8FA1AE;
  border-color: #8FA1AE;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#8FA1AE] text-[#8FA1AE] border-[#8FA1AE]">
  Content styled with #8FA1AE
</div>