What color is #8A9AA1?

#8A9AA1 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 #8A9AA1?

The RGB value is 138, 154, 161: 138 red, 154 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9AA1?

The complementary color is #A1918A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9AA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9AA1 color

#8A9AA1 rgb(138, 154, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A9AA1 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 60.4% green and 63.1% blue (138, 154, 161).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 11% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#8A9AA1 color codes

HEX	`#8A9AA1`
RGB	`rgb(138, 154, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 60.4%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 11%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 14%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 4%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.58, -4.17, -5.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.58, 6.98, 233.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.468, 31.087, 38.212)`
Decimal	`9083553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9AA1, 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 #8A9AA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A9AA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #8A9AA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9aa1; }
.text { color: #8a9aa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9aa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 154 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9aa1, #8a8ea1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A9AA1?: #8A9AA1 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 #8A9AA1?: The RGB value is 138, 154, 161: 138 red, 154 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9AA1?: The complementary color is #A1918A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9AA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.