What color is #8A98AC?

#8A98AC is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A98AC?

The RGB value is 138, 152, 172: 138 red, 152 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A98AC?

The complementary color is #AC9E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A98AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A98AC color

#8A98AC rgb(138, 152, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A98AC is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 59.6% green and 67.5% blue (138, 152, 172).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#8A98AC color codes

HEX	`#8A98AC`
RGB	`rgb(138, 152, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 59.6%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 12%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.37, -0.6, -12.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.37, 12.12, 267.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.154, 30.838, 43.438)`
Decimal	`9083052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A98AC, 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 #8A98AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A98AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #8A98AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a98ac; }
.text { color: #8a98ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a98ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 152 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a98ac, #8d8aac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A98AC?: #8A98AC is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A98AC?: The RGB value is 138, 152, 172: 138 red, 152 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A98AC?: The complementary color is #AC9E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A98AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.