What color is #8DACB6?

#8DACB6 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 #8DACB6?

The RGB value is 141, 172, 182: 141 red, 172 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DACB6?

The complementary color is #B6978D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DACB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DACB6 color

#8DACB6 rgb(141, 172, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8DACB6 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 67.5% green and 71.4% blue (141, 172, 182).

Its hue angle is 195°, 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 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#8DACB6 color codes

HEX	`#8DACB6`
RGB	`rgb(141, 172, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 67.5%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 22%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 23%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 5%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.42, -8.32, -8.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.42, 11.99, 226.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.178, 38.544, 49.886)`
Decimal	`9284790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DACB6, 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 #8DACB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DACB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #8DACB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8dacb6; }
.text { color: #8dacb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8dacb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 172 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8dacb6, #8d98b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8DACB6?: #8DACB6 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 #8DACB6?: The RGB value is 141, 172, 182: 141 red, 172 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DACB6?: The complementary color is #B6978D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DACB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.