What color is #8D90A9?

#8D90A9 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 #8D90A9?

The RGB value is 141, 144, 169: 141 red, 144 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D90A9?

The complementary color is #A9A68D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D90A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D90A9 color

#8D90A9 rgb(141, 144, 169)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8D90A9 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 56.5% green and 66.3% blue (141, 144, 169).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#8D90A9 color codes

HEX	`#8D90A9`
RGB	`rgb(141, 144, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 56.5%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 17%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 15%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.31, 4.22, -13.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.31, 14.13, 287.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.118, 28.473, 41.543)`
Decimal	`9277609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D90A9, 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 #8D90A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D90A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #8D90A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d90a9; }
.text { color: #8d90a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d90a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 144 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d90a9, #988da9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D90A9?: #8D90A9 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 #8D90A9?: The RGB value is 141, 144, 169: 141 red, 144 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D90A9?: The complementary color is #A9A68D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D90A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.