What color is #8CAAB3?

#8CAAB3 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CAAB3?

The RGB value is 140, 170, 179: 140 red, 170 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CAAB3?

The complementary color is #B3958C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CAAB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CAAB3 color

#8CAAB3 rgb(140, 170, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8CAAB3 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 66.7% green and 70.2% blue (140, 170, 179).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 20% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Equanimity (#83A9B3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#8CAAB3 color codes

HEX	`#8CAAB3`
RGB	`rgb(140, 170, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 66.7%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 20%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 22%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 5%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.71, -8.24, -8.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.71, 11.51, 224.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.324, 37.578, 48.137)`
Decimal	`9218739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CAAB3, 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 #8CAAB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CAAB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #8CAAB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8caab3; }
.text { color: #8caab3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8caab3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 170 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8caab3, #8c97b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8CAAB3?: #8CAAB3 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CAAB3?: The RGB value is 140, 170, 179: 140 red, 170 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CAAB3?: The complementary color is #B3958C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CAAB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.