What color is #8A8FA6?

#8A8FA6 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8FA6?

The RGB value is 138, 143, 166: 138 red, 143 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8FA6?

The complementary color is #A6A18A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8FA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8FA6 color

#8A8FA6 rgb(138, 143, 166)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8A8FA6 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 56.1% green and 65.1% blue (138, 143, 166).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#8A8FA6 color codes

HEX	`#8A8FA6`
RGB	`rgb(138, 143, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 56.1%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 17%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.71, 3.1, -12.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.71, 13.08, 283.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.185, 27.801, 40.003)`
Decimal	`9080742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8FA6, 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 #8A8FA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8FA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #8A8FA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8fa6; }
.text { color: #8a8fa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8fa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 143 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8fa6, #938aa6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A8FA6?: #8A8FA6 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8FA6?: The RGB value is 138, 143, 166: 138 red, 143 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8FA6?: The complementary color is #A6A18A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8FA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.