What color is #8AAEAC?

#8AAEAC 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 #8AAEAC?

The RGB value is 138, 174, 172: 138 red, 174 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AAEAC?

The complementary color is #AE8A8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AAEAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AAEAC color

#8AAEAC rgb(138, 174, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8AAEAC is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 68.2% green and 67.5% blue (138, 174, 172).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#8AAEAC color codes

HEX	`#8AAEAC`
RGB	`rgb(138, 174, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 68.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 21%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 1%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.5, -12.58, -3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.5, 12.93, 193.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.062, 38.653, 44.74)`
Decimal	`9088684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AAEAC, 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 #8AAEAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AAEAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	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 #8AAEAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aaeac; }
.text { color: #8aaeac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aaeac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 174 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aaeac, #8a9eae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #8AAEAC?: #8AAEAC 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 #8AAEAC?: The RGB value is 138, 174, 172: 138 red, 174 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AAEAC?: The complementary color is #AE8A8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AAEAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.