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#8A97A4 closest to Grisaille

#8A97A4 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 64.3% blue (rgb(138, 151, 164)). Its HSL value is 210° hue, 13% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. #8A97A4 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.04:1.

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Variations of #8A97A4

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#8A97A4 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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#8A97A4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A97A4 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 #8F94A4
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9297A5
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9097A4
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8F94A4
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8E95A4
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #849A9B
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8898A0
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #959595
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #939699

#8A97A4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.98:1 Very poor#8A97A4 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.04:1 Very good#8A97A4 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A97A4 in CSS

/* Grisaille */
.color { color: #8A97A4; }
.background { background-color: #8A97A4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A97A4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 151 164);
color: hsl(210 13% 59%);
color: oklch(0.670 0.024 248.2);

#8A97A4 FAQ

What color is #8A97A4?

#8A97A4 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 #8A97A4?

#8A97A4 is rgb(138, 151, 164) in RGB, hsl(210, 13%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 8%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A97A4?

The complementary color of #8A97A4 is #A4978A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A97A4?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A97A4: 7.04:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A97A4 a warm or cool color?

#8A97A4 is a neutral color.