#8BAEC6 Color

#8BAEC6 is rgb(139, 174, 198) in RGB and hsl(204, 34%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8BAEC6

HEX#8BAEC6

RGBrgb(139, 174, 198)

HSLhsl(204, 34%, 66%)

HSVhsv(204, 30%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(73.3% 0.052 238.4)

CMYKcmyk(30%, 12%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8BAEC6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.34:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.97:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8BAEC6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8BAEC6 Complementary#C6A28B Analogous#8BC6C0 Analogous#8B91C6 Triadic#C68BAE Triadic#AEC68B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8BAEC6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9CBACE #AAC4D5 #BBCFDD #C8D9E4 #D9E5EC #E7EEF3

Shades

#6C99B7 #5183A4 #426A85 #34546A #253C4B #16232C

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