What color is #8AA3A2?

#8AA3A2 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 #8AA3A2?

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

What is the complementary color of #8AA3A2?

The complementary color is #A38A8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AA3A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AA3A2 color

#8AA3A2 rgb(138, 163, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8AA3A2 is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 178°, with 12% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#8AA3A2 color codes

HEX	`#8AA3A2`
RGB	`rgb(138, 163, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 63.9%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 12%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.13, -8.87, -2.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.13, 9.19, 195.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.098, 34.205, 39.192)`
Decimal	`9085858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AA3A2, 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 #8AA3A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AA3A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	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 #8AA3A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aa3a2; }
.text { color: #8aa3a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aa3a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 163 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aa3a2, #8a97a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8AA3A2?: #8AA3A2 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 #8AA3A2?: The RGB value is 138, 163, 162: 138 red, 163 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AA3A2?: The complementary color is #A38A8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AA3A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.