What color is #8B91AA?

#8B91AA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B91AA?

The RGB value is 139, 145, 170: 139 red, 145 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B91AA?

The complementary color is #AAA48B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B91AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B91AA color

#8B91AA rgb(139, 145, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8B91AA is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 56.9% green and 66.7% blue (139, 145, 170).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#8B91AA color codes

HEX	`#8B91AA`
RGB	`rgb(139, 145, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 56.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 15%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.46, 3.21, -13.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.46, 14.21, 283.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.027, 28.642, 42.074)`
Decimal	`9146794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B91AA, 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 #8B91AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B91AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	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 #8B91AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b91aa; }
.text { color: #8b91aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b91aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 145 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b91aa, #948baa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B91AA?: #8B91AA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B91AA?: The RGB value is 139, 145, 170: 139 red, 145 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B91AA?: The complementary color is #AAA48B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B91AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.