What color is #8797AC?

#8797AC 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 #8797AC?

The RGB value is 135, 151, 172: 135 red, 151 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8797AC?

The complementary color is #AC9C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8797AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8797AC color

#8797AC rgb(135, 151, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8797AC is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 59.2% green and 67.5% blue (135, 151, 172).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#8797AC color codes

HEX	`#8797AC`
RGB	`rgb(135, 151, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 59.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 12%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.88, -1.02, -12.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.88, 12.91, 265.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.503, 30.262, 43.361)`
Decimal	`8886188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8797AC, 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 #8797AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8797AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	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 #8797AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8797ac; }
.text { color: #8797ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8797ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 151 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8797ac, #8a87ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8797AC?: #8797AC 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 #8797AC?: The RGB value is 135, 151, 172: 135 red, 151 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8797AC?: The complementary color is #AC9C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8797AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.