What color is #8A9291?

#8A9291 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9291?

The RGB value is 138, 146, 145: 138 red, 146 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9291?

The complementary color is #928A8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9291?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9291 color

#8A9291 rgb(138, 146, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A9291 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 57.3% green and 56.9% blue (138, 146, 145).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 4% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Gray Area (#8F9394), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#8A9291 color codes

HEX	`#8A9291`
RGB	`rgb(138, 146, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 57.3%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 4%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 5%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 1%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.89, -3.09, -0.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.89, 3.13, 188.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.87, 28.005, 30.825)`
Decimal	`9081489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9291, 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 #8A9291	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A9291 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #8A9291 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9291; }
.text { color: #8a9291; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9291; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 146 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9291, #8a8f92); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A9291?: #8A9291 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9291?: The RGB value is 138, 146, 145: 138 red, 146 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9291?: The complementary color is #928A8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9291?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.