What color is #8D91AB?

#8D91AB 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 #8D91AB?

The RGB value is 141, 145, 171: 141 red, 145 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D91AB?

The complementary color is #ABA78D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D91AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D91AB color

#8D91AB rgb(141, 145, 171)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8D91AB is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 56.9% green and 67.1% blue (141, 145, 171).

Its hue angle is 232°, 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 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#8D91AB color codes

HEX	`#8D91AB`
RGB	`rgb(141, 145, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 56.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 15%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.65, 4.1, -14.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.65, 14.69, 286.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.459, 28.853, 42.59)`
Decimal	`9277867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D91AB, 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 #8D91AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D91AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #8D91AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d91ab; }
.text { color: #8d91ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d91ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 145 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d91ab, #988dab); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D91AB?: #8D91AB 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 #8D91AB?: The RGB value is 141, 145, 171: 141 red, 145 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D91AB?: The complementary color is #ABA78D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D91AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.