What color is #8AAAAD?

#8AAAAD 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 #8AAAAD?

The RGB value is 138, 170, 173: 138 red, 170 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AAAAD?

The complementary color is #AD8D8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AAAAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AAAAD color

#8AAAAD rgb(138, 170, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8AAAAD is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 66.7% green and 67.8% blue (138, 170, 173).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#8AAAAD color codes

HEX	`#8AAAAD`
RGB	`rgb(138, 170, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 66.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 2%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.4, -10.23, -5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.4, 11.46, 206.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.397, 37.169, 44.994)`
Decimal	`9087661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AAAAD, 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 #8AAAAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AAAAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	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 #8AAAAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aaaad; }
.text { color: #8aaaad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aaaad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 170 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aaaad, #8a99ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8AAAAD?: #8AAAAD 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 #8AAAAD?: The RGB value is 138, 170, 173: 138 red, 170 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AAAAD?: The complementary color is #AD8D8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AAAAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.