What color is #8CA1A4?

#8CA1A4 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 #8CA1A4?

The RGB value is 140, 161, 164: 140 red, 161 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA1A4?

The complementary color is #A48F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA1A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA1A4 color

#8CA1A4 rgb(140, 161, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8CA1A4 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 63.1% green and 64.3% blue (140, 161, 164).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 12% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#8CA1A4 color codes

HEX	`#8CA1A4`
RGB	`rgb(140, 161, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 63.1%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 12%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 2%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.76, -6.69, -4.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.76, 7.82, 211.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.259, 33.745, 40.034)`
Decimal	`9216420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA1A4, 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 #8CA1A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA1A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #8CA1A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca1a4; }
.text { color: #8ca1a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca1a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 161 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca1a4, #8c95a4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8CA1A4?: #8CA1A4 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 #8CA1A4?: The RGB value is 140, 161, 164: 140 red, 161 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA1A4?: The complementary color is #A48F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA1A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.