#8CA3AB Color

#8CA3AB is rgb(140, 163, 171) in RGB and hsl(195, 16%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8CA3AB

HEX#8CA3AB

RGBrgb(140, 163, 171)

HSLhsl(195, 16%, 61%)

HSVhsv(195, 18%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(70% 0.028 220.8)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 5%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8CA3AB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.64:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.94:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8CA3AB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8CA3AB Complementary#AB948C Analogous#8CABA4 Analogous#8C94AB Triadic#AB8CA4 Triadic#A4AB8C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8CA3AB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9AAFB6 #ACBDC3 #BBC9CE #CAD5D8 #D9E1E3 #EAEFF0

Shades

#74919A #607C85 #4F666D #3C4D53 #2B373B #1A2123

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