What color is #8CA8BD?

#8CA8BD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Far Horizons. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CA8BD?

The RGB value is 140, 168, 189: 140 red, 168 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA8BD?

The complementary color is #BDA18C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA8BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA8BD color

#8CA8BD rgb(140, 168, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8CA8BD is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 65.9% green and 74.1% blue (140, 168, 189).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Far Horizons (#7FA2BF), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#8CA8BD color codes

HEX	`#8CA8BD`
RGB	`rgb(140, 168, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 65.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 26%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 11%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.47, -4.83, -13.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.47, 14.76, 250.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.001, 37.254, 53.533)`
Decimal	`9218237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA8BD, 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 #8CA8BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA8BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	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 #8CA8BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca8bd; }
.text { color: #8ca8bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca8bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 168 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca8bd, #8c8fbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8CA8BD?: #8CA8BD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Far Horizons. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CA8BD?: The RGB value is 140, 168, 189: 140 red, 168 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA8BD?: The complementary color is #BDA18C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA8BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.