What color is #8AA2A3?

#8AA2A3 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 #8AA2A3?

The RGB value is 138, 162, 163: 138 red, 162 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AA2A3?

The complementary color is #A38B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AA2A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AA2A3 color

#8AA2A3 rgb(138, 162, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8AA2A3 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 63.5% green and 63.9% blue (138, 162, 163).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 12% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#8AA2A3 color codes

HEX	`#8AA2A3`
RGB	`rgb(138, 162, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 63.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 12%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 1%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.87, -8.12, -3.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.87, 8.77, 202.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.011, 33.887, 39.603)`
Decimal	`9085603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AA2A3, 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 #8AA2A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AA2A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #8AA2A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aa2a3; }
.text { color: #8aa2a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aa2a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 162 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aa2a3, #8a95a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8AA2A3?: #8AA2A3 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 #8AA2A3?: The RGB value is 138, 162, 163: 138 red, 162 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AA2A3?: The complementary color is #A38B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AA2A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.