What color is #8A989D?

#8A989D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A989D?

The RGB value is 138, 152, 157: 138 red, 152 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A989D?

The complementary color is #9D8F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A989D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A989D color

#8A989D rgb(138, 152, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A989D is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 59.6% green and 61.6% blue (138, 152, 157).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#8A989D color codes

HEX	`#8A989D`
RGB	`rgb(138, 152, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 59.6%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 12%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.91, -3.93, -4.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.91, 5.84, 227.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.794, 30.294, 36.275)`
Decimal	`9083037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A989D, 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 #8A989D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A989D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	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 #8A989D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a989d; }
.text { color: #8a989d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a989d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 152 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a989d, #8a8e9d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A989D?: #8A989D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A989D?: The RGB value is 138, 152, 157: 138 red, 152 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A989D?: The complementary color is #9D8F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A989D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.