#8CA6A5 Color

#8CA6A5 is rgb(140, 166, 165) in RGB and hsl(178, 13%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8CA6A5

HEX#8CA6A5

RGBrgb(140, 166, 165)

HSLhsl(178, 13%, 60%)

HSVhsv(178, 16%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.029 193.7)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8CA6A5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.59:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.11:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8CA6A5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8CA6A5 Complementary#A68C8D Analogous#8CA698 Analogous#8C9AA6 Triadic#A58CA6 Triadic#A6A58C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8CA6A5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9AB1B1 #ABBFBE #BACAC9 #CBD7D7 #DAE2E2 #EBEFEF

Shades

#759593 #627F7E #506867 #3E5150 #2C3A39 #1B2322

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