What color is #8CA0A6?

#8CA0A6 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CA0A6?

The RGB value is 140, 160, 166: 140 red, 160 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA0A6?

The complementary color is #A6928C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA0A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA0A6 color

#8CA0A6 rgb(140, 160, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8CA0A6 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 62.7% green and 65.1% blue (140, 160, 166).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#8CA0A6 color codes

HEX	`#8CA0A6`
RGB	`rgb(140, 160, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 62.7%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 4%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.54, -5.71, -5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.54, 7.92, 223.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.267, 33.47, 40.935)`
Decimal	`9216166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA0A6, 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 #8CA0A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA0A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #8CA0A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca0a6; }
.text { color: #8ca0a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca0a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 160 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca0a6, #8c93a6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8CA0A6?: #8CA0A6 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CA0A6?: The RGB value is 140, 160, 166: 140 red, 160 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA0A6?: The complementary color is #A6928C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA0A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.