#8CB5B2 Color

#8CB5B2 is rgb(140, 181, 178) in RGB and hsl(176, 22%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8CB5B2

HEX#8CB5B2

RGBrgb(140, 181, 178)

HSLhsl(176, 22%, 63%)

HSVhsv(176, 23%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(74.3% 0.044 190.7)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 2%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8CB5B2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.24:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.37:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8CB5B2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8CB5B2 Complementary#B58C8F Analogous#8CB59E Analogous#8CA3B5 Triadic#B38CB5 Triadic#B5B38C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8CB5B2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9BBFBD #ABC9C7 #BBD3D2 #CADDDC #DAE7E6 #E9F1F1

Shades

#73A5A2 #5B8F8C #4C7673 #3A5A58 #2A4140 #182524

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