What color is #8692AB?

#8692AB is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8692AB?

The RGB value is 134, 146, 171: 134 red, 146 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8692AB?

The complementary color is #AB9F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8692AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8692AB color

#8692AB rgb(134, 146, 171)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8692AB is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 57.3% green and 67.1% blue (134, 146, 171).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#8692AB color codes

HEX	`#8692AB`
RGB	`rgb(134, 146, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 57.3%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 15%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.4, 1.24, -14.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.4, 14.6, 274.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.459, 28.566, 42.587)`
Decimal	`8819371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8692AB, 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 #8692AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8692AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #8692AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8692ab; }
.text { color: #8692ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8692ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 146 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8692ab, #8c86ab); }

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Questions

What color is #8692AB?: #8692AB is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8692AB?: The RGB value is 134, 146, 171: 134 red, 146 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8692AB?: The complementary color is #AB9F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8692AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.