What color is #8CA9AF?

#8CA9AF 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 #8CA9AF?

The RGB value is 140, 169, 175: 140 red, 169 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA9AF?

The complementary color is #AF928C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA9AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA9AF color

#8CA9AF rgb(140, 169, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8CA9AF is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 66.3% green and 68.6% blue (140, 169, 175).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 18% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#8CA9AF color codes

HEX	`#8CA9AF`
RGB	`rgb(140, 169, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 66.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 18%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 20%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 3%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.31, -8.61, -6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.31, 10.73, 216.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.739, 37.045, 45.975)`
Decimal	`9218479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA9AF, 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 #8CA9AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA9AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #8CA9AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca9af; }
.text { color: #8ca9af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca9af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 169 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca9af, #8c97af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8CA9AF?: #8CA9AF 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 #8CA9AF?: The RGB value is 140, 169, 175: 140 red, 169 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA9AF?: The complementary color is #AF928C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA9AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.