What color is #8B91AC?

#8B91AC 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 #8B91AC?

The RGB value is 139, 145, 172: 139 red, 145 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B91AC?

The complementary color is #ACA68B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B91AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B91AC color

#8B91AC rgb(139, 145, 172)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8B91AC is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 56.9% green and 67.5% blue (139, 145, 172).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 16% 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 6.74:1).

#8B91AC color codes

HEX	`#8B91AC`
RGB	`rgb(139, 145, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 56.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 16%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.53, 3.67, -14.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.53, 15.32, 283.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.217, 28.718, 43.078)`
Decimal	`9146796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B91AC, 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 #8B91AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B91AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #8B91AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b91ac; }
.text { color: #8b91ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b91ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 145 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b91ac, #958bac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B91AC?: #8B91AC 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 #8B91AC?: The RGB value is 139, 145, 172: 139 red, 145 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B91AC?: The complementary color is #ACA68B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B91AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.