What color is #8AA4A8?

#8AA4A8 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AA4A8?

The RGB value is 138, 164, 168: 138 red, 164 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AA4A8?

The complementary color is #A88E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AA4A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AA4A8 color

#8AA4A8 rgb(138, 164, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8AA4A8 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 64.3% green and 65.9% blue (138, 164, 168).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 15% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#8AA4A8 color codes

HEX	`#8AA4A8`
RGB	`rgb(138, 164, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 64.3%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 15%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 18%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 2%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.58, -8.11, -5.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.58, 9.57, 212.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.823, 34.78, 42.128)`
Decimal	`9086120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AA4A8, 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 #8AA4A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AA4A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #8AA4A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aa4a8; }
.text { color: #8aa4a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aa4a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 164 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aa4a8, #8a95a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8AA4A8?: #8AA4A8 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AA4A8?: The RGB value is 138, 164, 168: 138 red, 164 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AA4A8?: The complementary color is #A88E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AA4A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.