What color is #8A9B8D?

#8A9B8D is a gray, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9B8D?

The RGB value is 138, 155, 141: 138 red, 155 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9B8D?

The complementary color is #9B8A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9B8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9B8D color

#8A9B8D rgb(138, 155, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A9B8D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 60.8% green and 55.3% blue (138, 155, 141).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#8A9B8D color codes

HEX	`#8A9B8D`
RGB	`rgb(138, 155, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 60.8%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 11%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 9%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.31, -8.83, 5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.31, 10.3, 149.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.009, 30.769, 29.71)`
Decimal	`9083789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9B8D, 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 #8A9B8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A9B8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #8A9B8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9b8d; }
.text { color: #8a9b8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9b8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 155 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9b8d, #8a9b96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #8A9B8D?: #8A9B8D is a gray, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9B8D?: The RGB value is 138, 155, 141: 138 red, 155 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9B8D?: The complementary color is #9B8A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9B8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.