What color is #8A999D?

#8A999D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A999D?

The RGB value is 138, 153, 157: 138 red, 153 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A999D?

The complementary color is #9D8E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A999D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A999D color

#8A999D rgb(138, 153, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A999D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 60% green and 61.6% blue (138, 153, 157).

Its hue angle is 193°, 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 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#8A999D color codes

HEX	`#8A999D`
RGB	`rgb(138, 153, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 60%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 12%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.19, -4.48, -3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.19, 5.95, 221.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.957, 30.62, 36.329)`
Decimal	`9083293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A999D, 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 #8A999D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A999D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #8A999D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a999d; }
.text { color: #8a999d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a999d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 153 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a999d, #8a8f9d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A999D?: #8A999D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A999D?: The RGB value is 138, 153, 157: 138 red, 153 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A999D?: The complementary color is #9D8E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A999D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.