What color is #8C8DA0?

#8C8DA0 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C8DA0?

The RGB value is 140, 141, 160: 140 red, 141 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C8DA0?

The complementary color is #A09F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8DA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C8DA0 color

#8C8DA0 rgb(140, 141, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C8DA0 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 55.3% green and 62.7% blue (140, 141, 160).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 10% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#8C8DA0 color codes

HEX	`#8C8DA0`
RGB	`rgb(140, 141, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 55.3%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 10%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 12%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.12, 3.58, -10.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.12, 10.76, 289.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.684, 27.163, 37.088)`
Decimal	`9211296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C8DA0, 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 #8C8DA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8DA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #8C8DA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8da0; }
.text { color: #8c8da0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8da0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 141 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8da0, #958ca0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8C8DA0?: #8C8DA0 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C8DA0?: The RGB value is 140, 141, 160: 140 red, 141 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C8DA0?: The complementary color is #A09F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8DA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.