What color is #8A9E9D?

#8A9E9D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9E9D?

The RGB value is 138, 158, 157: 138 red, 158 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9E9D?

The complementary color is #9E8A8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9E9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9E9D color

#8A9E9D rgb(138, 158, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A9E9D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 62% green and 61.6% blue (138, 158, 157).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#8A9E9D color codes

HEX	`#8A9E9D`
RGB	`rgb(138, 158, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 62%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 1%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.58, -7.23, -1.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.58, 7.46, 194.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.792, 32.291, 36.608)`
Decimal	`9084573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9E9D, 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 #8A9E9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A9E9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #8A9E9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9e9d; }
.text { color: #8a9e9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9e9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 158 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9e9d, #8a959e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8A9E9D?: #8A9E9D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9E9D?: The RGB value is 138, 158, 157: 138 red, 158 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9E9D?: The complementary color is #9E8A8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9E9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.