What color is #8CA3BC?

#8CA3BC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color High Tide. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CA3BC?

The RGB value is 140, 163, 188: 140 red, 163 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA3BC?

The complementary color is #BCA58C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA3BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA3BC color

#8CA3BC rgb(140, 163, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8CA3BC is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 63.9% green and 73.7% blue (140, 163, 188).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 26% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is High Tide (#85A6C8), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#8CA3BC color codes

HEX	`#8CA3BC`
RGB	`rgb(140, 163, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 63.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 26%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 26%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 13%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.06, -2.33, -15.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.06, 15.68, 261.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.987, 35.4, 52.662)`
Decimal	`9216956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA3BC, 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 #8CA3BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA3BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #8CA3BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca3bc; }
.text { color: #8ca3bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca3bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 163 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca3bc, #8d8cbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #8CA3BC?: #8CA3BC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color High Tide. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CA3BC?: The RGB value is 140, 163, 188: 140 red, 163 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA3BC?: The complementary color is #BCA58C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA3BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.