What color is #8A97A8?

#8A97A8 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Blank Stare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A97A8?

The RGB value is 138, 151, 168: 138 red, 151 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A97A8?

The complementary color is #A89B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A97A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A97A8 color

#8A97A8 rgb(138, 151, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A97A8 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 59.2% green and 65.9% blue (138, 151, 168).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 15% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Blank Stare (#8B9CAC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#8A97A8 color codes

HEX	`#8A97A8`
RGB	`rgb(138, 151, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 59.2%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 15%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 18%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 10%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.97, -0.95, -10.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.97, 10.5, 264.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.614, 30.363, 41.391)`
Decimal	`9082792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A97A8, 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 #8A97A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A97A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	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 #8A97A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a97a8; }
.text { color: #8a97a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a97a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 151 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a97a8, #8c8aa8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A97A8?: #8A97A8 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Blank Stare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A97A8?: The RGB value is 138, 151, 168: 138 red, 151 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A97A8?: The complementary color is #A89B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A97A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.