What color is #8CA7A7?

#8CA7A7 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CA7A7?

The RGB value is 140, 167, 167: 140 red, 167 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA7A7?

The complementary color is #A78C8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA7A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA7A7 color

#8CA7A7 rgb(140, 167, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8CA7A7 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 65.5% green and 65.5% blue (140, 167, 167).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#8CA7A7 color codes

HEX	`#8CA7A7`
RGB	`rgb(140, 167, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 65.5%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.52, -9.29, -3.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.52, 9.8, 198.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.607, 36.002, 41.836)`
Decimal	`9217959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA7A7, 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 #8CA7A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA7A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	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 #8CA7A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca7a7; }
.text { color: #8ca7a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca7a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 167 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca7a7, #8c9aa7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8CA7A7?: #8CA7A7 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CA7A7?: The RGB value is 140, 167, 167: 140 red, 167 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA7A7?: The complementary color is #A78C8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA7A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.