What color is #8D9DAA?

#8D9DAA is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D9DAA?

The RGB value is 141, 157, 170: 141 red, 157 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D9DAA?

The complementary color is #AA9A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9DAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D9DAA color

#8D9DAA rgb(141, 157, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D9DAA is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 61.6% green and 66.7% blue (141, 157, 170).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#8D9DAA color codes

HEX	`#8D9DAA`
RGB	`rgb(141, 157, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 61.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 8%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.9, -2.85, -8.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.9, 9.13, 251.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.295, 32.678, 42.734)`
Decimal	`9280938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D9DAA, 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 #8D9DAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8D9DAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #8D9DAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9daa; }
.text { color: #8d9daa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9daa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 157 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9daa, #8d8faa); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8D9DAA?: #8D9DAA is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D9DAA?: The RGB value is 141, 157, 170: 141 red, 157 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D9DAA?: The complementary color is #AA9A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9DAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.