What color is #8798AE?

#8798AE 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 #8798AE?

The RGB value is 135, 152, 174: 135 red, 152 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8798AE?

The complementary color is #AE9D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8798AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8798AE color

#8798AE rgb(135, 152, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8798AE is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 59.6% green and 68.2% blue (135, 152, 174).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#8798AE color codes

HEX	`#8798AE`
RGB	`rgb(135, 152, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 59.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 22%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 13%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.22, -1.11, -13.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.22, 13.53, 265.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.858, 30.663, 44.434)`
Decimal	`8886446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8798AE, 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 #8798AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8798AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #8798AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8798ae; }
.text { color: #8798ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8798ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 152 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8798ae, #8a87ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8798AE?: #8798AE 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 #8798AE?: The RGB value is 135, 152, 174: 135 red, 152 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8798AE?: The complementary color is #AE9D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8798AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.