#8CA3BA Color

#8CA3BA is rgb(140, 163, 186) in RGB and hsl(210, 25%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8CA3BA

HEX#8CA3BA

RGBrgb(140, 163, 186)

HSLhsl(210, 25%, 64%)

HSVhsv(210, 25%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(70.6% 0.043 248.4)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 12%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8CA3BA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.6:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.06:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8CA3BA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8CA3BA Complementary#BAA38C Analogous#8CBABA Analogous#8C8CBA Triadic#BA8CA3 Triadic#A3BA8C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8CA3BA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9CB0C4 #ACBDCD #BCC9D7 #C9D4DE #D9E0E8 #E9EDF2

Shades

#708CA9 #5A7896 #496179 #394C60 #283643 #192129

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