#8CA8B5 Color

#8CA8B5 is rgb(140, 168, 181) in RGB and hsl(199, 22%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8CA8B5

HEX#8CA8B5

RGBrgb(140, 168, 181)

HSLhsl(199, 22%, 63%)

HSVhsv(199, 23%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.036 227.7)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 7%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8CA8B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.5:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.38:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8CA8B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8CA8B5 Complementary#B5998C Analogous#8CB5AE Analogous#8C94B5 Triadic#B58CA8 Triadic#A8B58C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8CA8B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9BB4BF #ABC0C9 #BBCBD3 #CAD7DD #DAE3E7 #E9EFF1

Shades

#7396A5 #5B7F8F #4C6976 #3A505A #2A3A41 #182125

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