What color is #8599AC?

#8599AC is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8599AC?

The RGB value is 133, 153, 172: 133 red, 153 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8599AC?

The complementary color is #AC9885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8599AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8599AC color

#8599AC rgb(133, 153, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8599AC is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 60% green and 67.5% blue (133, 153, 172).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#8599AC color codes

HEX	`#8599AC`
RGB	`rgb(133, 153, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 60%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 11%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.29, -2.78, -12.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.29, 12.57, 257.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.508, 30.747, 43.454)`
Decimal	`8755628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8599AC, 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 #8599AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8599AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #8599AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8599ac; }
.text { color: #8599ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8599ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 153 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8599ac, #8586ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #8599AC?: #8599AC is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8599AC?: The RGB value is 133, 153, 172: 133 red, 153 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8599AC?: The complementary color is #AC9885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8599AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.