What color is #8598A1?

#8598A1 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 #8598A1?

The RGB value is 133, 152, 161: 133 red, 152 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8598A1?

The complementary color is #A18E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8598A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8598A1 color

#8598A1 rgb(133, 152, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8598A1 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 59.6% green and 63.1% blue (133, 152, 161).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 13% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#8598A1 color codes

HEX	`#8598A1`
RGB	`rgb(133, 152, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 59.6%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 13%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 17%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 6%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.67, -4.75, -6.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.67, 8.44, 235.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.332, 30.016, 38.065)`
Decimal	`8755361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8598A1, 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 #8598A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8598A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	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 #8598A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8598a1; }
.text { color: #8598a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8598a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 152 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8598a1, #858aa1); }

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Questions

What color is #8598A1?: #8598A1 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 #8598A1?: The RGB value is 133, 152, 161: 133 red, 152 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8598A1?: The complementary color is #A18E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8598A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.