#8CA1A1 Color

#8CA1A1 is rgb(140, 161, 161) in RGB and hsl(180, 10%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8CA1A1

HEX#8CA1A1

RGBrgb(140, 161, 161)

HSLhsl(180, 10%, 59%)

HSVhsv(180, 13%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(69.3% 0.024 196.6)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8CA1A1 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 text7.73:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8CA1A1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8CA1A1 Complementary#A18C8C Analogous#8CA196 Analogous#8C96A1 Triadic#A18CA1 Triadic#A1A18C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8CA1A1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9DAFAF #ABBABA #BCC8C8 #CAD3D3 #DBE1E1 #E9EDED

Shades

#768F8F #637979 #506262 #404F4F #2E3838 #1C2222

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