What color is #8A848F?

#8A848F is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A848F?

The RGB value is 138, 132, 143: 138 red, 132 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A848F?

The complementary color is #898F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A848F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A848F color

#8A848F rgb(138, 132, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A848F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 51.8% green and 56.1% blue (138, 132, 143).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 5% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#8A848F color codes

HEX	`#8A848F`
RGB	`rgb(138, 132, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 51.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 5%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 8%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.98, 4.42, -5.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.98, 6.74, 310.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.69, 23.889, 29.344)`
Decimal	`9077903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A848F, 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 #8A848F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A848F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #8A848F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a848f; }
.text { color: #8a848f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a848f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 132 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a848f, #8f848f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A848F?: #8A848F is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A848F?: The RGB value is 138, 132, 143: 138 red, 132 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A848F?: The complementary color is #898F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A848F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.