What color is #8A9B94?

#8A9B94 is a gray, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9B94?

The RGB value is 138, 155, 148: 138 red, 155 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9B94?

The complementary color is #9B8A91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9B94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9B94 color

#8A9B94 rgb(138, 155, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A9B94 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 60.8% green and 58% blue (138, 155, 148).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#8A9B94 color codes

HEX	`#8A9B94`
RGB	`rgb(138, 155, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 60.8%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 11%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 5%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.49, -7.45, 1.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.49, 7.62, 167.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.547, 30.984, 32.54)`
Decimal	`9083796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9B94, 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 #8A9B94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A9B94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #8A9B94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9b94; }
.text { color: #8a9b94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9b94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 155 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9b94, #8a999b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8A9B94?: #8A9B94 is a gray, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9B94?: The RGB value is 138, 155, 148: 138 red, 155 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9B94?: The complementary color is #9B8A91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9B94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.