What color is #8A8896?

#8A8896 is a gray, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8896?

The RGB value is 138, 136, 150: 138 red, 136 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8896?

The complementary color is #949688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8896?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8896 color

#8A8896 rgb(138, 136, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A8896 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 53.3% green and 58.8% blue (138, 136, 150).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#8A8896 color codes

HEX	`#8A8896`
RGB	`rgb(138, 136, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 53.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 9%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 9%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.28, 3.58, -7.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.28, 8.03, 296.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.789, 25.214, 32.409)`
Decimal	`9078934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8896, 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 #8A8896	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8896 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #8A8896 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8896; }
.text { color: #8a8896; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8896; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 136 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8896, #918896); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A8896?: #8A8896 is a gray, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8896?: The RGB value is 138, 136, 150: 138 red, 136 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8896?: The complementary color is #949688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8896?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.