What color is #8991AF?

#8991AF is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8991AF?

The RGB value is 137, 145, 175: 137 red, 145 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8991AF?

The complementary color is #AFA789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8991AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8991AF color

#8991AF rgb(137, 145, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8991AF is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 56.9% green and 68.6% blue (137, 145, 175).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#8991AF color codes

HEX	`#8991AF`
RGB	`rgb(137, 145, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 56.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 22%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.48, 3.72, -16.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.48, 17.07, 282.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.178, 28.664, 44.597)`
Decimal	`9015727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8991AF, 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 #8991AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8991AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #8991AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8991af; }
.text { color: #8991af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8991af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 145 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8991af, #9489af); }

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Questions

What color is #8991AF?: #8991AF is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8991AF?: The RGB value is 137, 145, 175: 137 red, 145 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8991AF?: The complementary color is #AFA789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8991AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.