#8CB5C0 Color

#8CB5C0 is rgb(140, 181, 192) in RGB and hsl(193, 29%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8CB5C0

HEX#8CB5C0

RGBrgb(140, 181, 192)

HSLhsl(193, 29%, 65%)

HSVhsv(193, 27%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(74.7% 0.047 216)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 6%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8CB5C0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.21:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.49:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8CB5C0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8CB5C0 Complementary#C0978C Analogous#8CC0B1 Analogous#8C9BC0 Triadic#C08CB4 Triadic#B4C08C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8CB5C0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9CBFC9 #A9C8D0 #BAD2D9 #CADDE2 #DBE8EB #E8F0F2

Shades

#6EA1AF #578F9E #477480 #365963 #263E45 #18272B

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