What color is #8CA09F?

#8CA09F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CA09F?

The RGB value is 140, 160, 159: 140 red, 160 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA09F?

The complementary color is #A08C8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA09F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA09F color

#8CA09F rgb(140, 160, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8CA09F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 62.7% green and 62.4% blue (140, 160, 159).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 10% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#8CA09F color codes

HEX	`#8CA09F`
RGB	`rgb(140, 160, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 62.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 10%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 12%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.34, -7.21, -1.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.34, 7.45, 194.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.643, 33.22, 37.644)`
Decimal	`9216159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA09F, 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 #8CA09F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA09F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	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 #8CA09F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca09f; }
.text { color: #8ca09f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca09f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 160 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca09f, #8c97a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8CA09F?: #8CA09F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CA09F?: The RGB value is 140, 160, 159: 140 red, 160 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA09F?: The complementary color is #A08C8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA09F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.