What color is #8A9999?

#8A9999 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9999?

The RGB value is 138, 153, 153: 138 red, 153 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9999?

The complementary color is #998A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9999?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9999 color

#8A9999 rgb(138, 153, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A9999 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 60% green and 60% blue (138, 153, 153).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#8A9999 color codes

HEX	`#8A9999`
RGB	`rgb(138, 153, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 60%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.07, -5.33, -1.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.07, 5.63, 198.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.621, 30.485, 34.56)`
Decimal	`9083289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9999, 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 #8A9999	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A9999 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #8A9999 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9999; }
.text { color: #8a9999; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9999; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 153 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9999, #8a9299); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8A9999?: #8A9999 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9999?: The RGB value is 138, 153, 153: 138 red, 153 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9999?: The complementary color is #998A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9999?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.