What color is #8CB3CB?

#8CB3CB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Gentle Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CB3CB?

The RGB value is 140, 179, 203: 140 red, 179 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CB3CB?

The complementary color is #CBA48C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CB3CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CB3CB color

#8CB3CB rgb(140, 179, 203)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8CB3CB is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 70.2% green and 79.6% blue (140, 179, 203).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 38% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Sky (#99BDD2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#8CB3CB color codes

HEX	`#8CB3CB`
RGB	`rgb(140, 179, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 70.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 38%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 31%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 12%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.96, -7.41, -16.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.96, 18, 245.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.711, 42.126, 62.632)`
Decimal	`9221067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CB3CB, 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 #8CB3CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CB3CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	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 #8CB3CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cb3cb; }
.text { color: #8cb3cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cb3cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 179 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cb3cb, #8c94cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #8CB3CB?: #8CB3CB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Gentle Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CB3CB?: The RGB value is 140, 179, 203: 140 red, 179 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CB3CB?: The complementary color is #CBA48C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CB3CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.