What color is #8394A3?

#8394A3 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Blank Stare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8394A3?

The RGB value is 131, 148, 163: 131 red, 148 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8394A3?

The complementary color is #A39283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8394A3?

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.

#8394A3 color

#8394A3 rgb(131, 148, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8394A3 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 58% green and 63.9% blue (131, 148, 163).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Blank Stare (#8B9CAC), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8394A3 color codes

HEX	`#8394A3`
RGB	`rgb(131, 148, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 58%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 9%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.47, -2.73, -9.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.47, 10.28, 254.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.559, 28.649, 38.774)`
Decimal	`8623267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8394A3, 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 #8394A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8394A3 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 #8394A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8394a3; }
.text { color: #8394a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8394a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 148 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8394a3, #8384a3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8394A3?: #8394A3 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Blank Stare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8394A3?: The RGB value is 131, 148, 163: 131 red, 148 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8394A3?: The complementary color is #A39283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8394A3?: 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.