What color is #8A9193?

#8A9193 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9193?

The RGB value is 138, 145, 147: 138 red, 145 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9193?

The complementary color is #938C8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9193?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9193 color

#8A9193 rgb(138, 145, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A9193 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 56.9% green and 57.6% blue (138, 145, 147).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 4% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Gray Area (#8F9394), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#8A9193 color codes

HEX	`#8A9193`
RGB	`rgb(138, 145, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 56.9%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 4%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 6%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.67, -2.13, -1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.67, 2.88, 222.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.872, 27.76, 31.593)`
Decimal	`9081235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9193, 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 #8A9193	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A9193 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #8A9193 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9193; }
.text { color: #8a9193; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9193; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 145 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9193, #8a8d93); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A9193?: #8A9193 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9193?: The RGB value is 138, 145, 147: 138 red, 145 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9193?: The complementary color is #938C8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9193?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.