What color is #8AA9AF?

#8AA9AF 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 #8AA9AF?

The RGB value is 138, 169, 175: 138 red, 169 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AA9AF?

The complementary color is #AF908A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AA9AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AA9AF color

#8AA9AF rgb(138, 169, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8AA9AF is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 66.3% green and 68.6% blue (138, 169, 175).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#8AA9AF color codes

HEX	`#8AA9AF`
RGB	`rgb(138, 169, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 66.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 3%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.18, -9.25, -6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.18, 11.37, 215.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.405, 36.873, 45.959)`
Decimal	`9087407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AA9AF, 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 #8AA9AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AA9AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #8AA9AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aa9af; }
.text { color: #8aa9af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aa9af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 169 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aa9af, #8a96af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8AA9AF?: #8AA9AF 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 #8AA9AF?: The RGB value is 138, 169, 175: 138 red, 169 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AA9AF?: The complementary color is #AF908A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AA9AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.