What color is #8A99A4?

#8A99A4 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A99A4?

The RGB value is 138, 153, 164: 138 red, 153 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A99A4?

The complementary color is #A4958A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A99A4?

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.

#8A99A4 color

#8A99A4 rgb(138, 153, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A99A4 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 60% green and 64.3% blue (138, 153, 164).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 13% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#8A99A4 color codes

HEX	`#8A99A4`
RGB	`rgb(138, 153, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 60%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 13%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 16%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 7%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.39, -2.96, -7.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.39, 8.12, 248.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.572, 30.865, 39.567)`
Decimal	`9083300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A99A4, 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 #8A99A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A99A4 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 #8A99A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a99a4; }
.text { color: #8a99a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a99a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 153 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a99a4, #8a8ca4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A99A4?: #8A99A4 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A99A4?: The RGB value is 138, 153, 164: 138 red, 153 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A99A4?: The complementary color is #A4958A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A99A4?: 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.