What color is #8A969F?

#8A969F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A969F?

The RGB value is 138, 150, 159: 138 red, 150 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A969F?

The complementary color is #9F938A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A969F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A969F color

#8A969F rgb(138, 150, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A969F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 58.8% green and 62.4% blue (138, 150, 159).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 10% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#8A969F color codes

HEX	`#8A969F`
RGB	`rgb(138, 150, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 58.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 10%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 6%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.41, -2.39, -6.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.41, 6.64, 248.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.644, 29.719, 37.074)`
Decimal	`9082527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A969F, 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 #8A969F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A969F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #8A969F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a969f; }
.text { color: #8a969f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a969f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 150 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a969f, #8a8b9f); }

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Questions

What color is #8A969F?: #8A969F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A969F?: The RGB value is 138, 150, 159: 138 red, 150 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A969F?: The complementary color is #9F938A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A969F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.