What color is #8A91A7?

#8A91A7 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A91A7?

The RGB value is 138, 145, 167: 138 red, 145 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A91A7?

The complementary color is #A7A08A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A91A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A91A7 color

#8A91A7 rgb(138, 145, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A91A7 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 56.9% green and 65.5% blue (138, 145, 167).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#8A91A7 color codes

HEX	`#8A91A7`
RGB	`rgb(138, 145, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 56.9%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 17%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.29, 2.2, -12.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.29, 12.6, 280.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.58, 28.444, 40.589)`
Decimal	`9081255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A91A7, 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 #8A91A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A91A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #8A91A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a91a7; }
.text { color: #8a91a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a91a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 145 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a91a7, #928aa7); }

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Questions

What color is #8A91A7?: #8A91A7 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A91A7?: The RGB value is 138, 145, 167: 138 red, 145 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A91A7?: The complementary color is #A7A08A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A91A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.