What color is #8A9FA1?

#8A9FA1 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9FA1?

The RGB value is 138, 159, 161: 138 red, 159 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9FA1?

The complementary color is #A18C8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9FA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9FA1 color

#8A9FA1 rgb(138, 159, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A9FA1 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 62.4% green and 63.1% blue (138, 159, 161).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 11% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#8A9FA1 color codes

HEX	`#8A9FA1`
RGB	`rgb(138, 159, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 62.4%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 11%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 14%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 1%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.98, -6.92, -3.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.98, 7.77, 207.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.311, 32.772, 38.493)`
Decimal	`9084833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9FA1, 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 #8A9FA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A9FA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #8A9FA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9fa1; }
.text { color: #8a9fa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9fa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 159 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9fa1, #8a93a1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A9FA1?: #8A9FA1 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9FA1?: The RGB value is 138, 159, 161: 138 red, 159 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9FA1?: The complementary color is #A18C8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9FA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.