#8CA1A0 Color

#8CA1A0 is rgb(140, 161, 160) in RGB and hsl(177, 10%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8CA1A0

HEX#8CA1A0

RGBrgb(140, 161, 160)

HSLhsl(177, 10%, 59%)

HSVhsv(177, 13%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(69.2% 0.024 193.1)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 1%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8CA1A0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.72:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8CA1A0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8CA1A0 Complementary#A18C8D Analogous#8CA195 Analogous#8C97A1 Triadic#A08CA1 Triadic#A1A08C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8CA1A0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9DAFAE #ABBAB9 #BCC8C7 #CAD3D3 #DBE1E1 #E9EDEC

Shades

#768F8D #637978 #506261 #404F4E #2E3838 #1C2221

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