#8CA5A6 Color

#8CA5A6 is rgb(140, 165, 166) in RGB and hsl(182, 13%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8CA5A6

HEX#8CA5A6

RGBrgb(140, 165, 166)

HSLhsl(182, 13%, 60%)

HSVhsv(182, 16%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.028 199.5)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 1%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8CA5A6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.61:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8CA5A6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8CA5A6 Complementary#A68D8C Analogous#8CA69A Analogous#8C98A6 Triadic#A68CA5 Triadic#A5A68C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8CA5A6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9AB1B1 #ABBEBF #BAC9CA #CBD7D7 #DAE2E2 #EBEFEF

Shades

#759395 #627E7F #506768 #3E5051 #2C393A #1B2223

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