What color is #8CA7BA?

#8CA7BA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CA7BA?

The RGB value is 140, 167, 186: 140 red, 167 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA7BA?

The complementary color is #BA9F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA7BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA7BA color

#8CA7BA rgb(140, 167, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8CA7BA is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 65.5% green and 72.9% blue (140, 167, 186).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 25% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#8CA7BA color codes

HEX	`#8CA7BA`
RGB	`rgb(140, 167, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 65.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 25%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 25%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 10%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.09, -5, -12.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.09, 13.78, 248.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.494, 36.757, 51.775)`
Decimal	`9217978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA7BA, 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 #8CA7BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA7BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	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 #8CA7BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca7ba; }
.text { color: #8ca7ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca7ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 167 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca7ba, #8c90ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8CA7BA?: #8CA7BA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CA7BA?: The RGB value is 140, 167, 186: 140 red, 167 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA7BA?: The complementary color is #BA9F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA7BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.