What color is #8A8989?

#8A8989 is a gray, closest to the named color Argent. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8989?

The RGB value is 138, 137, 137: 138 red, 137 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8989?

The complementary color is #898A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8989 color

#8A8989 rgb(138, 137, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A8989 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 53.7% green and 53.7% blue (138, 137, 137).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Argent (#888888), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#8A8989 color codes

HEX	`#8A8989`
RGB	`rgb(138, 137, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 53.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 1%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.17, 0.37, 0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.17, 0.39, 19.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.942, 25.101, 27.246)`
Decimal	`9079177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8989, 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 #8A8989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #8A8989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8989; }
.text { color: #8a8989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 137 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8989, #8a8a89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A8989?: #8A8989 is a gray, closest to the named color Argent. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8989?: The RGB value is 138, 137, 137: 138 red, 137 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8989?: The complementary color is #898A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.