What color is #8AA6AC?

#8AA6AC 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 #8AA6AC?

The RGB value is 138, 166, 172: 138 red, 166 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AA6AC?

The complementary color is #AC908A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AA6AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AA6AC color

#8AA6AC rgb(138, 166, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8AA6AC is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 65.1% green and 67.5% blue (138, 166, 172).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#8AA6AC color codes

HEX	`#8AA6AC`
RGB	`rgb(138, 166, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 65.1%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 3%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.25, -8.3, -6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.25, 10.43, 217.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.562, 35.653, 44.241)`
Decimal	`9086636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AA6AC, 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 #8AA6AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AA6AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #8AA6AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aa6ac; }
.text { color: #8aa6ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aa6ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 166 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aa6ac, #8a95ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8AA6AC?: #8AA6AC 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 #8AA6AC?: The RGB value is 138, 166, 172: 138 red, 166 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AA6AC?: The complementary color is #AC908A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AA6AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.