What color is #8BAAAD?

#8BAAAD 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 #8BAAAD?

The RGB value is 139, 170, 173: 139 red, 170 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BAAAD?

The complementary color is #AD8E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BAAAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BAAAD color

#8BAAAD rgb(139, 170, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8BAAAD is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 66.7% green and 67.8% blue (139, 170, 173).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 17% 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 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#8BAAAD color codes

HEX	`#8BAAAD`
RGB	`rgb(139, 170, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 66.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 2%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.47, -9.91, -5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.47, 11.13, 207.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.563, 37.254, 45.002)`
Decimal	`9153197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BAAAD, 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 #8BAAAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BAAAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	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 #8BAAAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8baaad; }
.text { color: #8baaad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8baaad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 170 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8baaad, #8b99ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8BAAAD?: #8BAAAD 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 #8BAAAD?: The RGB value is 139, 170, 173: 139 red, 170 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BAAAD?: The complementary color is #AD8E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BAAAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.