#8CB5BA Color

#8CB5BA is rgb(140, 181, 186) in RGB and hsl(187, 25%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8CB5BA

HEX#8CB5BA

RGBrgb(140, 181, 186)

HSLhsl(187, 25%, 64%)

HSVhsv(187, 25%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(74.5% 0.044 205.5)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 3%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8CB5BA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.23:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.43:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8CB5BA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8CB5BA Complementary#BA928C Analogous#8CBAA9 Analogous#8C9EBA Triadic#BA8CB5 Triadic#B5BA8C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8CB5BA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9CBFC4 #ACC9CD #BCD4D7 #C9DCDE #D9E6E8 #E9F1F2

Shades

#70A2A9 #5A8F96 #497379 #395B60 #284043 #192829

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