What color is #8A8291?

#8A8291 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8291?

The RGB value is 138, 130, 145: 138 red, 130 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8291?

The complementary color is #899182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8291?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8291 color

#8A8291 rgb(138, 130, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A8291 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 51% green and 56.9% blue (138, 130, 145).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#8A8291 color codes

HEX	`#8A8291`
RGB	`rgb(138, 130, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 51%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 10%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 10%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.5, 5.98, -6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.5, 9.18, 310.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.574, 23.413, 30.06)`
Decimal	`9077393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8291, 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 #8A8291	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8291 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #8A8291 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8291; }
.text { color: #8a8291; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8291; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 130 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8291, #918291); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A8291?: #8A8291 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8291?: The RGB value is 138, 130, 145: 138 red, 130 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8291?: The complementary color is #899182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8291?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.