What color is #8992A9?

#8992A9 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8992A9?

The RGB value is 137, 146, 169: 137 red, 146 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8992A9?

The complementary color is #A9A089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8992A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8992A9 color

#8992A9 rgb(137, 146, 169)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8992A9 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 57.3% green and 66.3% blue (137, 146, 169).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#8992A9 color codes

HEX	`#8992A9`
RGB	`rgb(137, 146, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 57.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 19%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 14%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.55, 1.76, -13.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.55, 13.27, 277.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.755, 28.74, 41.614)`
Decimal	`9015977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8992A9, 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 #8992A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8992A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #8992A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8992a9; }
.text { color: #8992a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8992a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 146 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8992a9, #9089a9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8992A9?: #8992A9 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8992A9?: The RGB value is 137, 146, 169: 137 red, 146 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8992A9?: The complementary color is #A9A089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8992A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.