What color is #8CA6AA?

#8CA6AA is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CA6AA?

The RGB value is 140, 166, 170: 140 red, 166 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA6AA?

The complementary color is #AA908C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA6AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA6AA color

#8CA6AA rgb(140, 166, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8CA6AA is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 65.1% green and 66.7% blue (140, 166, 170).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#8CA6AA color codes

HEX	`#8CA6AA`
RGB	`rgb(140, 166, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 65.1%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 2%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.33, -8.1, -5.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.33, 9.56, 212.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.705, 35.749, 43.252)`
Decimal	`9217706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA6AA, 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 #8CA6AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA6AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	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 #8CA6AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca6aa; }
.text { color: #8ca6aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca6aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 166 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca6aa, #8c97aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8CA6AA?: #8CA6AA is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CA6AA?: The RGB value is 140, 166, 170: 140 red, 166 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA6AA?: The complementary color is #AA908C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA6AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.