What color is #8A818E?

#8A818E is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A818E?

The RGB value is 138, 129, 142: 138 red, 129 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A818E?

The complementary color is #858E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A818E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A818E color

#8A818E rgb(138, 129, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A818E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 50.6% green and 55.7% blue (138, 129, 142).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 5% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#8A818E color codes

HEX	`#8A818E`
RGB	`rgb(138, 129, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 50.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 5%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 9%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 9%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.13, 5.94, -5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.13, 8.28, 315.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.213, 23.057, 28.813)`
Decimal	`9077134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A818E, 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 #8A818E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A818E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #8A818E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a818e; }
.text { color: #8a818e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a818e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 129 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a818e, #8e818c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A818E?: #8A818E is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A818E?: The RGB value is 138, 129, 142: 138 red, 129 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A818E?: The complementary color is #858E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A818E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.