What color is #8A8E90?

#8A8E90 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8E90?

The RGB value is 138, 142, 144: 138 red, 142 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8E90?

The complementary color is #908C8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8E90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8E90 color

#8A8E90 rgb(138, 142, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A8E90 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 55.7% green and 56.5% blue (138, 142, 144).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 3% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Gray Area (#8F9394), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#8A8E90 color codes

HEX	`#8A8E90`
RGB	`rgb(138, 142, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 55.7%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 3%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 4%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.75, -1.06, -1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.75, 1.89, 236.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.187, 26.763, 30.219)`
Decimal	`9080464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8E90, 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 #8A8E90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8E90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #8A8E90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8e90; }
.text { color: #8a8e90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8e90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 142 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8e90, #8a8b90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8A8E90?: #8A8E90 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8E90?: The RGB value is 138, 142, 144: 138 red, 142 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8E90?: The complementary color is #908C8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8E90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.