What color is #8CABAA?

#8CABAA 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 #8CABAA?

The RGB value is 140, 171, 170: 140 red, 171 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CABAA?

The complementary color is #AB8C8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CABAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CABAA color

#8CABAA rgb(140, 171, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8CABAA is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 67.1% green and 66.7% blue (140, 171, 170).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 16% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#8CABAA color codes

HEX	`#8CABAA`
RGB	`rgb(140, 171, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 67.1%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 16%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.73, -10.78, -3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.73, 11.19, 195.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.632, 37.603, 43.561)`
Decimal	`9218986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CABAA, 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 #8CABAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CABAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #8CABAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cabaa; }
.text { color: #8cabaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cabaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 171 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cabaa, #8c9dab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8CABAA?: #8CABAA 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 #8CABAA?: The RGB value is 140, 171, 170: 140 red, 171 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CABAA?: The complementary color is #AB8C8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CABAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.