What color is #8CA3A5?

#8CA3A5 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 #8CA3A5?

The RGB value is 140, 163, 165: 140 red, 163 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA3A5?

The complementary color is #A58E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA3A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA3A5 color

#8CA3A5 rgb(140, 163, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8CA3A5 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 63.9% green and 64.7% blue (140, 163, 165).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 12% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#8CA3A5 color codes

HEX	`#8CA3A5`
RGB	`rgb(140, 163, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 63.9%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 12%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 15%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 1%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.35, -7.56, -3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.35, 8.43, 206.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.702, 34.486, 40.629)`
Decimal	`9216933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA3A5, 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 #8CA3A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA3A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #8CA3A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca3a5; }
.text { color: #8ca3a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca3a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 163 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca3a5, #8c96a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8CA3A5?: #8CA3A5 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 #8CA3A5?: The RGB value is 140, 163, 165: 140 red, 163 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA3A5?: The complementary color is #A58E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA3A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.