What color is #8AA6AE?

#8AA6AE is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AA6AE?

The RGB value is 138, 166, 174: 138 red, 166 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AA6AE?

The complementary color is #AE928A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AA6AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AA6AE color

#8AA6AE rgb(138, 166, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8AA6AE is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 65.1% green and 68.2% blue (138, 166, 174).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Equanimity (#83A9B3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#8AA6AE color codes

HEX	`#8AA6AE`
RGB	`rgb(138, 166, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 65.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 21%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 5%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.31, -7.85, -7.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.31, 10.75, 223.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.755, 35.731, 45.26)`
Decimal	`9086638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AA6AE, 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 #8AA6AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AA6AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	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 #8AA6AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aa6ae; }
.text { color: #8aa6ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aa6ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 166 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aa6ae, #8a94ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8AA6AE?: #8AA6AE is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AA6AE?: The RGB value is 138, 166, 174: 138 red, 166 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AA6AE?: The complementary color is #AE928A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AA6AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.