What color is #8A9297?

#8A9297 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9297?

The RGB value is 138, 146, 151: 138 red, 146 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9297?

The complementary color is #978F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9297?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9297 color

#8A9297 rgb(138, 146, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A9297 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 57.3% green and 59.2% blue (138, 146, 151).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 6% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#8A9297 color codes

HEX	`#8A9297`
RGB	`rgb(138, 146, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 57.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 6%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 9%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 3%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.06, -1.86, -3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.06, 4.09, 242.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.345, 28.195, 33.326)`
Decimal	`9081495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9297, 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 #8A9297	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A9297 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #8A9297 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9297; }
.text { color: #8a9297; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9297; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 146 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9297, #8a8b97); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A9297?: #8A9297 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9297?: The RGB value is 138, 146, 151: 138 red, 146 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9297?: The complementary color is #978F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9297?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.