What color is #8CABB3?

#8CABB3 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 #8CABB3?

The RGB value is 140, 171, 179: 140 red, 171 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CABB3?

The complementary color is #B3948C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CABB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CABB3 color

#8CABB3 rgb(140, 171, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8CABB3 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 67.1% green and 70.2% blue (140, 171, 179).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 20% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Equanimity (#83A9B3), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#8CABB3 color codes

HEX	`#8CABB3`
RGB	`rgb(140, 171, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 67.1%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 20%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 22%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 4%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.99, -8.78, -7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.99, 11.63, 220.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.512, 37.955, 48.199)`
Decimal	`9218995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CABB3, 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 #8CABB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CABB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #8CABB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cabb3; }
.text { color: #8cabb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cabb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 171 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cabb3, #8c97b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8CABB3?: #8CABB3 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 #8CABB3?: The RGB value is 140, 171, 179: 140 red, 171 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CABB3?: The complementary color is #B3948C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CABB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.