8A97A0

#8A97A0 closest to Grisaille

#8A97A0 is a medium gray; the closest named color is Grisaille. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 59.2% green and 62.7% blue (rgb(138, 151, 160)). Its HSL value is 205° hue, 10% saturation and 58% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black. #8A97A0 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.01:1.

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Variations of #8A97A0

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#8A97A0 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#8A97A0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A97A0 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9094A0
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9397A0
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9196A0
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9094A0
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8F95A0
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #84999A
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #88989D
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #959595
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #929698

#8A97A0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.99:1 Very poor#8A97A0 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.01:1 Very good#8A97A0 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A97A0 in CSS

/* Grisaille */
.color { color: #8A97A0; }
.background { background-color: #8A97A0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A97A0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 151 160);
color: hsl(205 10% 58%);
color: oklch(0.669 0.020 237.9);

#8A97A0 FAQ

What color is #8A97A0?

#8A97A0 is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Grisaille. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #8A97A0?

#8A97A0 is rgb(138, 151, 160) in RGB, hsl(205, 10%, 58%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 6%, 0%, 37%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A97A0?

The complementary color of #8A97A0 is #A0938A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A97A0?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A97A0: 7.01:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A97A0 a warm or cool color?

#8A97A0 is a neutral color.