#8CB5B0 Color

#8CB5B0 is rgb(140, 181, 176) in RGB and hsl(173, 22%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8CB5B0

HEX#8CB5B0

RGBrgb(140, 181, 176)

HSLhsl(173, 22%, 63%)

HSVhsv(173, 23%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(74.2% 0.045 187)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 3%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8CB5B0 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 text9.35:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8CB5B0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8CB5B0 Complementary#B58C91 Analogous#8CB59C Analogous#8CA5B5 Triadic#B18CB5 Triadic#B5B18C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8CB5B0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9BBFBB #ABC9C6 #BBD3D0 #CADDDB #DAE7E6 #E9F1F0

Shades

#73A5A0 #5B8F89 #4C7671 #3A5A56 #2A413F #182524

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