What color is #8994B4?

#8994B4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8994B4?

The RGB value is 137, 148, 180: 137 red, 148 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8994B4?

The complementary color is #B4A989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8994B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8994B4 color

#8994B4 rgb(137, 148, 180)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8994B4 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 58% green and 70.6% blue (137, 148, 180).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 22% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#8994B4 color codes

HEX	`#8994B4`
RGB	`rgb(137, 148, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 58%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 22%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 18%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.47, 3.21, -17.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.47, 18.27, 280.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.143, 29.793, 47.386)`
Decimal	`9016500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8994B4, 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 #8994B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8994B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #8994B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8994b4; }
.text { color: #8994b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8994b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 148 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8994b4, #9389b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8994B4?: #8994B4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8994B4?: The RGB value is 137, 148, 180: 137 red, 148 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8994B4?: The complementary color is #B4A989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8994B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.