What color is #8CA3AA?

#8CA3AA is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CA3AA?

The RGB value is 140, 163, 170: 140 red, 163 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA3AA?

The complementary color is #AA938C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA3AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA3AA color

#8CA3AA rgb(140, 163, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8CA3AA is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 63.9% green and 66.7% blue (140, 163, 170).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#8CA3AA color codes

HEX	`#8CA3AA`
RGB	`rgb(140, 163, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 63.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 4%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.49, -6.47, -6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.49, 9.04, 224.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.166, 34.671, 43.073)`
Decimal	`9216938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA3AA, 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 #8CA3AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA3AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #8CA3AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca3aa; }
.text { color: #8ca3aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca3aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 163 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca3aa, #8c94aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8CA3AA?: #8CA3AA is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CA3AA?: The RGB value is 140, 163, 170: 140 red, 163 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA3AA?: The complementary color is #AA938C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA3AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.