What color is #8A8F96?

#8A8F96 is a gray, closest to the named color Nuts and Bolts. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8F96?

The RGB value is 138, 143, 150: 138 red, 143 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8F96?

The complementary color is #96918A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8F96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8F96 color

#8A8F96 rgb(138, 143, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A8F96 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 56.1% green and 58.8% blue (138, 143, 150).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Nuts and Bolts (#898C92), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#8A8F96 color codes

HEX	`#8A8F96`
RGB	`rgb(138, 143, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 56.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 8%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.21, -0.39, -4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.21, 4.35, 264.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.808, 27.25, 32.748)`
Decimal	`9080726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8F96, 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 #8A8F96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8F96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #8A8F96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8f96; }
.text { color: #8a8f96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8f96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 143 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8f96, #8b8a96); }

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Questions

What color is #8A8F96?: #8A8F96 is a gray, closest to the named color Nuts and Bolts. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8F96?: The RGB value is 138, 143, 150: 138 red, 143 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8F96?: The complementary color is #96918A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8F96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.