What color is #8D98A9?

#8D98A9 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D98A9?

The RGB value is 141, 152, 169: 141 red, 152 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D98A9?

The complementary color is #A99E8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D98A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D98A9 color

#8D98A9 rgb(141, 152, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D98A9 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 59.6% green and 66.3% blue (141, 152, 169).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#8D98A9 color codes

HEX	`#8D98A9`
RGB	`rgb(141, 152, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 59.6%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 17%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 10%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.49, -0.29, -10.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.49, 10.21, 268.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.372, 30.983, 41.961)`
Decimal	`9279657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D98A9, 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 #8D98A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8D98A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #8D98A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d98a9; }
.text { color: #8d98a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d98a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 152 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d98a9, #908da9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D98A9?: #8D98A9 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D98A9?: The RGB value is 141, 152, 169: 141 red, 152 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D98A9?: The complementary color is #A99E8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D98A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.