What color is #8296A3?

#8296A3 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8296A3?

The RGB value is 130, 150, 163: 130 red, 150 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8296A3?

The complementary color is #A38F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8296A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8296A3 color

#8296A3 rgb(130, 150, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8296A3 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 58.8% green and 63.9% blue (130, 150, 163).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#8296A3 color codes

HEX	`#8296A3`
RGB	`rgb(130, 150, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 58.8%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 8%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.96, -4.17, -9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.96, 10.09, 245.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.721, 29.202, 38.872)`
Decimal	`8558243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8296A3, 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 #8296A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8296A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #8296A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8296a3; }
.text { color: #8296a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8296a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 150 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8296a3, #8286a3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8296A3?: #8296A3 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8296A3?: The RGB value is 130, 150, 163: 130 red, 150 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8296A3?: The complementary color is #A38F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8296A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.