What color is #8186A2?

#8186A2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8186A2?

The RGB value is 129, 134, 162: 129 red, 134 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8186A2?

The complementary color is #A29D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8186A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8186A2 color

#8186A2 rgb(129, 134, 162)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8186A2 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 52.5% green and 63.5% blue (129, 134, 162).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#8186A2 color codes

HEX	`#8186A2`
RGB	`rgb(129, 134, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 52.5%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 17%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.41, 4.34, -15.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.41, 16.07, 285.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.098, 24.326, 37.601)`
Decimal	`8488610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8186A2, 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 #8186A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8186A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #8186A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8186a2; }
.text { color: #8186a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8186a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 134 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8186a2, #8c81a2); }

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Questions

What color is #8186A2?: #8186A2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8186A2?: The RGB value is 129, 134, 162: 129 red, 134 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8186A2?: The complementary color is #A29D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8186A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.