What color is #8A8494?

#8A8494 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8494?

The RGB value is 138, 132, 148: 138 red, 132 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8494?

The complementary color is #8E9484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8494?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8494 color

#8A8494 rgb(138, 132, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A8494 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 51.8% green and 58% blue (138, 132, 148).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#8A8494 color codes

HEX	`#8A8494`
RGB	`rgb(138, 132, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 51.8%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 11%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 11%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.13, 5.45, -7.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.13, 9.47, 305.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.077, 24.044, 31.384)`
Decimal	`9077908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8494, 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 #8A8494	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8494 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #8A8494 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8494; }
.text { color: #8a8494; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8494; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 132 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8494, #928494); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A8494?: #8A8494 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8494?: The RGB value is 138, 132, 148: 138 red, 132 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8494?: The complementary color is #8E9484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8494?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.