#8CA3A6 Color

#8CA3A6 is rgb(140, 163, 166) in RGB and hsl(187, 13%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8CA3A6

HEX#8CA3A6

RGBrgb(140, 163, 166)

HSLhsl(187, 13%, 60%)

HSVhsv(187, 16%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.026 206.2)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 2%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8CA3A6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.66:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.9:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8CA3A6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8CA3A6 Complementary#A68F8C Analogous#8CA69C Analogous#8C96A6 Triadic#A68CA3 Triadic#A3A68C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8CA3A6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9AAFB1 #ABBCBF #BAC8CA #CBD6D7 #DAE1E2 #EBEFEF

Shades

#759195 #627B7F #506568 #3E4F51 #2C383A #1B2223

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