What color is #8A8899?

#8A8899 is a gray, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8899?

The RGB value is 138, 136, 153: 138 red, 136 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8899?

The complementary color is #979988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8899?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8899 color

#8A8899 rgb(138, 136, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A8899 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 53.3% green and 60% blue (138, 136, 153).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#8A8899 color codes

HEX	`#8A8899`
RGB	`rgb(138, 136, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 53.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 11%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 11%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.38, 4.22, -8.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.38, 9.73, 295.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.034, 25.311, 33.698)`
Decimal	`9078937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8899, 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 #8A8899	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8899 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #8A8899 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8899; }
.text { color: #8a8899; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8899; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 136 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8899, #928899); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A8899?: #8A8899 is a gray, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8899?: The RGB value is 138, 136, 153: 138 red, 136 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8899?: The complementary color is #979988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8899?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.