What color is #8CADB6?

#8CADB6 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 #8CADB6?

The RGB value is 140, 173, 182: 140 red, 173 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CADB6?

The complementary color is #B6958C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CADB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CADB6 color

#8CADB6 rgb(140, 173, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8CADB6 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 67.8% green and 71.4% blue (140, 173, 182).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 22% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Equanimity (#83A9B3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#8CADB6 color codes

HEX	`#8CADB6`
RGB	`rgb(140, 173, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 67.8%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 22%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 23%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 5%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.63, -9.17, -8.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.63, 12.38, 222.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.2, 38.839, 49.942)`
Decimal	`9219510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CADB6, 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 #8CADB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CADB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	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 #8CADB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cadb6; }
.text { color: #8cadb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cadb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 173 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cadb6, #8c98b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8CADB6?: #8CADB6 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 #8CADB6?: The RGB value is 140, 173, 182: 140 red, 173 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CADB6?: The complementary color is #B6958C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CADB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.