What color is #8198AE?

#8198AE 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 #8198AE?

The RGB value is 129, 152, 174: 129 red, 152 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8198AE?

The complementary color is #AE9781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8198AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8198AE color

#8198AE rgb(129, 152, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8198AE is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 59.6% green and 68.2% blue (129, 152, 174).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 22% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#8198AE color codes

HEX	`#8198AE`
RGB	`rgb(129, 152, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 59.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 22%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 26%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 13%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.81, -3.01, -14.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.81, 14.46, 258)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.919, 30.179, 44.39)`
Decimal	`8493230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8198AE, 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 #8198AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8198AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	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 #8198AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8198ae; }
.text { color: #8198ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8198ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 152 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8198ae, #8181ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #8198AE?: #8198AE 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 #8198AE?: The RGB value is 129, 152, 174: 129 red, 152 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8198AE?: The complementary color is #AE9781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8198AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.