What color is #8DA9A9?

#8DA9A9 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 #8DA9A9?

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

What is the complementary color of #8DA9A9?

The complementary color is #A98D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DA9A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DA9A9 color

#8DA9A9 rgb(141, 169, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8DA9A9 is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#8DA9A9 color codes

HEX	`#8DA9A9`
RGB	`rgb(141, 169, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 66.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 17%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.2, -9.6, -3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.2, 10.13, 198.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.332, 36.902, 42.948)`
Decimal	`9284009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DA9A9, 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 #8DA9A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DA9A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	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 #8DA9A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8da9a9; }
.text { color: #8da9a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8da9a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 169 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8da9a9, #8d9ba9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8DA9A9?: #8DA9A9 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 #8DA9A9?: The RGB value is 141, 169, 169: 141 red, 169 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DA9A9?: The complementary color is #A98D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DA9A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.