#8CB5AD Color

#8CB5AD is rgb(140, 181, 173) in RGB and hsl(168, 22%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8CB5AD

HEX#8CB5AD

RGBrgb(140, 181, 173)

HSLhsl(168, 22%, 63%)

HSVhsv(168, 23%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(74.1% 0.046 181.7)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 4%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8CB5AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.25:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.33:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8CB5AD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8CB5AD Complementary#B58C94 Analogous#8CB598 Analogous#8CA9B5 Triadic#AD8CB5 Triadic#B5AD8C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8CB5AD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9BBFB8 #ABC9C3 #BBD3CE #CADDD9 #DAE7E4 #E9F1F0

Shades

#73A59B #5B8F85 #4C766E #3A5A54 #2A413D #182523

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