What color is #8A92A2?

#8A92A2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A92A2?

The RGB value is 138, 146, 162: 138 red, 146 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A92A2?

The complementary color is #A29A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A92A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A92A2 color

#8A92A2 rgb(138, 146, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A92A2 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 57.3% green and 63.5% blue (138, 146, 162).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 11% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#8A92A2 color codes

HEX	`#8A92A2`
RGB	`rgb(138, 146, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 57.3%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 11%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 10%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.4, 0.51, -9.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.4, 9.41, 273.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.28, 28.569, 38.253)`
Decimal	`9081506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A92A2, 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 #8A92A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A92A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #8A92A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a92a2; }
.text { color: #8a92a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a92a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 146 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a92a2, #8e8aa2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A92A2?: #8A92A2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A92A2?: The RGB value is 138, 146, 162: 138 red, 146 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A92A2?: The complementary color is #A29A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A92A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.