What color is #8699AF?

#8699AF is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8699AF?

The RGB value is 134, 153, 175: 134 red, 153 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8699AF?

The complementary color is #AF9C86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8699AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8699AF color

#8699AF rgb(134, 153, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8699AF is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 60% green and 68.6% blue (134, 153, 175).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#8699AF color codes

HEX	`#8699AF`
RGB	`rgb(134, 153, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 60%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 13%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.46, -1.75, -13.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.46, 13.8, 262.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.959, 30.945, 44.996)`
Decimal	`8821167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8699AF, 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 #8699AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8699AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	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 #8699AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8699af; }
.text { color: #8699af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8699af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 153 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8699af, #8886af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #8699AF?: #8699AF is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8699AF?: The RGB value is 134, 153, 175: 134 red, 153 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8699AF?: The complementary color is #AF9C86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8699AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.