What color is #8A898F?

#8A898F is a gray, closest to the named color Tin Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A898F?

The RGB value is 138, 137, 143: 138 red, 137 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A898F?

The complementary color is #8E8F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A898F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A898F color

#8A898F rgb(138, 137, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A898F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 53.7% green and 56.1% blue (138, 137, 143).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 3% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Tin Moon (#8C8D91), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8A898F color codes

HEX	`#8A898F`
RGB	`rgb(138, 137, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 53.7%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 3%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 4%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.35, 1.56, -3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.35, 3.44, 297)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.384, 25.278, 29.576)`
Decimal	`9079183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A898F, 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 #8A898F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A898F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #8A898F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a898f; }
.text { color: #8a898f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a898f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 137 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a898f, #8d898f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A898F?: #8A898F is a gray, closest to the named color Tin Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A898F?: The RGB value is 138, 137, 143: 138 red, 137 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A898F?: The complementary color is #8E8F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A898F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.