What color is #8CA8A8?

#8CA8A8 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 #8CA8A8?

The RGB value is 140, 168, 168: 140 red, 168 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA8A8?

The complementary color is #A88C8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA8A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA8A8 color

#8CA8A8 rgb(140, 168, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8CA8A8 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 65.9% green and 65.9% blue (140, 168, 168).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#8CA8A8 color codes

HEX	`#8CA8A8`
RGB	`rgb(140, 168, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 65.9%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 17%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.83, -9.61, -3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.83, 10.14, 198.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.884, 36.407, 42.386)`
Decimal	`9218216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA8A8, 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 #8CA8A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA8A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	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 #8CA8A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca8a8; }
.text { color: #8ca8a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca8a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 168 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca8a8, #8c9aa8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8CA8A8?: #8CA8A8 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 #8CA8A8?: The RGB value is 140, 168, 168: 140 red, 168 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA8A8?: The complementary color is #A88C8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA8A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.