#8CB6C5 Color

#8CB6C5 is rgb(140, 182, 197) in RGB and hsl(196, 33%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8CB6C5

HEX#8CB6C5

RGBrgb(140, 182, 197)

HSLhsl(196, 33%, 66%)

HSVhsv(196, 29%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(75.1% 0.05 221.8)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 8%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8CB6C5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.18:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.61:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8CB6C5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8CB6C5 Complementary#C59B8C Analogous#8CC5B8 Analogous#8C99C5 Triadic#C58CB6 Triadic#B6C58C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8CB6C5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9DC0CD #AAC9D4 #BBD4DD #C9DCE4 #DAE7EC #E7F0F3

Shades

#6DA2B6 #528DA3 #437384 #355B69 #26414B #16262C

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