What color is #8C8AAC?

#8C8AAC is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C8AAC?

The RGB value is 140, 138, 172: 140 red, 138 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C8AAC?

The complementary color is #AAAC8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8AAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C8AAC color

#8C8AAC rgb(140, 138, 172)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8C8AAC is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 54.1% green and 67.5% blue (140, 138, 172).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#8C8AAC color codes

HEX	`#8C8AAC`
RGB	`rgb(140, 138, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 54.1%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 20%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.72, 8, -17.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.72, 19.34, 294.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.348, 26.731, 42.74)`
Decimal	`9210540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C8AAC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8C8AAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8AAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8C8AAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8aac; }
.text { color: #8c8aac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8aac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 138 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8aac, #9d8aac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8C8AAC?: #8C8AAC is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C8AAC?: The RGB value is 140, 138, 172: 140 red, 138 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C8AAC?: The complementary color is #AAAC8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8AAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.