What color is #8094AA?

#8094AA is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8094AA?

The RGB value is 128, 148, 170: 128 red, 148 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8094AA?

The complementary color is #AA9680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8094AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8094AA color

#8094AA rgb(128, 148, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8094AA is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 58% green and 66.7% blue (128, 148, 170).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#8094AA color codes

HEX	`#8094AA`
RGB	`rgb(128, 148, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 58%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 25%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 13%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.49, -2.05, -13.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.49, 14.03, 261.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.746, 28.67, 42.147)`
Decimal	`8426666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8094AA, 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 #8094AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8094AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	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 #8094AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8094aa; }
.text { color: #8094aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8094aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 148 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8094aa, #8180aa); }

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Questions

What color is #8094AA?: #8094AA is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8094AA?: The RGB value is 128, 148, 170: 128 red, 148 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8094AA?: The complementary color is #AA9680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8094AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.