What color is #8A9CB8?

#8A9CB8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9CB8?

The RGB value is 138, 156, 184: 138 red, 156 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9CB8?

The complementary color is #B8A68A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9CB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9CB8 color

#8A9CB8 rgb(138, 156, 184)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8A9CB8 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 61.2% green and 72.2% blue (138, 156, 184).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 24% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Sailing (#869CBB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#8A9CB8 color codes

HEX	`#8A9CB8`
RGB	`rgb(138, 156, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 61.2%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 24%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 25%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 15%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.87, -0.02, -16.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.87, 16.6, 269.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.019, 32.64, 50.004)`
Decimal	`9084088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9CB8, 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 #8A9CB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A9CB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #8A9CB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9cb8; }
.text { color: #8a9cb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9cb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 156 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9cb8, #8f8ab8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A9CB8?: #8A9CB8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9CB8?: The RGB value is 138, 156, 184: 138 red, 156 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9CB8?: The complementary color is #B8A68A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9CB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.