What color is #8C8BA5?

#8C8BA5 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 #8C8BA5?

The RGB value is 140, 139, 165: 140 red, 139 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C8BA5?

The complementary color is #A4A58B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8BA5?

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.

#8C8BA5 color

#8C8BA5 rgb(140, 139, 165)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8C8BA5 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 54.5% green and 64.7% blue (140, 139, 165).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8C8BA5 color codes

HEX	`#8C8BA5`
RGB	`rgb(140, 139, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 54.5%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 16%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.75, 5.83, -13.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.75, 14.77, 293.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.838, 26.757, 39.341)`
Decimal	`9210789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C8BA5, 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 #8C8BA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8BA5 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 #8C8BA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8ba5; }
.text { color: #8c8ba5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8ba5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 139 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8ba5, #998ba5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8C8BA5?: #8C8BA5 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 #8C8BA5?: The RGB value is 140, 139, 165: 140 red, 139 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C8BA5?: The complementary color is #A4A58B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8BA5?: 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.