What color is #8A9D9F?

#8A9D9F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9D9F?

The RGB value is 138, 157, 159: 138 red, 157 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9D9F?

The complementary color is #9F8C8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9D9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9D9F color

#8A9D9F rgb(138, 157, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A9D9F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 61.6% green and 62.4% blue (138, 157, 159).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 10% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#8A9D9F color codes

HEX	`#8A9D9F`
RGB	`rgb(138, 157, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 61.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 10%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 1%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.36, -6.25, -3.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.36, 7.08, 207.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.795, 32.02, 37.458)`
Decimal	`9084319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9D9F, 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 #8A9D9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A9D9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #8A9D9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9d9f; }
.text { color: #8a9d9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9d9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 157 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9d9f, #8a939f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8A9D9F?: #8A9D9F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9D9F?: The RGB value is 138, 157, 159: 138 red, 157 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9D9F?: The complementary color is #9F8C8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9D9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.