What color is #8497A1?

#8497A1 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 #8497A1?

The RGB value is 132, 151, 161: 132 red, 151 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8497A1?

The complementary color is #A18E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8497A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8497A1 color

#8497A1 rgb(132, 151, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8497A1 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 59.2% green and 63.1% blue (132, 151, 161).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 13% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#8497A1 color codes

HEX	`#8497A1`
RGB	`rgb(132, 151, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 59.2%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 13%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 18%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 6%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.32, -4.53, -7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.32, 8.77, 238.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.014, 29.611, 38.004)`
Decimal	`8689569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8497A1, 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 #8497A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8497A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #8497A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8497a1; }
.text { color: #8497a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8497a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 151 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8497a1, #8489a1); }

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Questions

What color is #8497A1?: #8497A1 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 #8497A1?: The RGB value is 132, 151, 161: 132 red, 151 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8497A1?: The complementary color is #A18E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8497A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.