What color is #8A9CAB?

#8A9CAB is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Blank Stare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9CAB?

The RGB value is 138, 156, 171: 138 red, 156 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9CAB?

The complementary color is #AB998A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9CAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9CAB color

#8A9CAB rgb(138, 156, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A9CAB is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 61.2% green and 67.1% blue (138, 156, 171).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 16% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Blank Stare (#8B9CAC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#8A9CAB color codes

HEX	`#8A9CAB`
RGB	`rgb(138, 156, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 61.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 16%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 9%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.44, -3.06, -9.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.44, 10.4, 252.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.718, 32.12, 43.154)`
Decimal	`9084075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9CAB, 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 #8A9CAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A9CAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	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 #8A9CAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9cab; }
.text { color: #8a9cab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9cab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 156 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9cab, #8a8cab); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8A9CAB?: #8A9CAB is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Blank Stare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9CAB?: The RGB value is 138, 156, 171: 138 red, 156 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9CAB?: The complementary color is #AB998A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9CAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.