What color is #8CB7C9?

#8CB7C9 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Juvie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CB7C9?

The RGB value is 140, 183, 201: 140 red, 183 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CB7C9?

The complementary color is #C99E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CB7C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CB7C9 color

#8CB7C9 rgb(140, 183, 201)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8CB7C9 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 71.8% green and 78.8% blue (140, 183, 201).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 36% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Juvie (#8ABBD0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#8CB7C9 color codes

HEX	`#8CB7C9`
RGB	`rgb(140, 183, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 71.8%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 36%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 30%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 9%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72, -10.04, -13.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72, 17.02, 233.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.288, 43.658, 61.656)`
Decimal	`9222089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CB7C9, 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 #8CB7C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CB7C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #8CB7C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cb7c9; }
.text { color: #8cb7c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cb7c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 183 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cb7c9, #8c99c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #8CB7C9?: #8CB7C9 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Juvie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CB7C9?: The RGB value is 140, 183, 201: 140 red, 183 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CB7C9?: The complementary color is #C99E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CB7C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.