All About Color #8CA2A6

#8CA2A6

About #8CA2A6

#8CA2A6 is a light cyan color with the hex code #8CA2A6. In RGB it is red 140, green 162, blue 166; in HSL it is hue 189°, saturation 13%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 16%, 2%, 0%, 35%. Its contrast ratio is 2.68:1 on white and 7.83:1 on black.

#8CA2A6 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8C, A2, A6
CMYK15.66%, 2.41%, 0.00%, 34.90%
RGB Decimal140, 162, 166
HSL189°, 13%, 60%
RGB Octal214, 242, 246
HSV (HSB)189.23°, 15.66%, 65.10%
RGB Binary10001100, 10100010, 10100110
CIE-L*AB65.10, -6.80, -4.67
RGB Percent54.90%, 63.53%, 65.10%
CIE-L*CH65.10, 8.25, 214.48
XYZ30.62, 34.17, 41.06
CIE-L*UV65.10, -11.87, -5.76
xyY0.29, 0.32, 34.17
Hunter-Lab58.45, -8.80, -0.73
RYB54.90%, 59.58%, 65.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8CA2A6 on a dark background: contrast 7.83:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8CA2A6 on a light background: contrast 2.68:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8CA2A6, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8CA2A6 · #C0CCCE · #5D7579 · #A6908C · #CEC2C0

Analogous palette

#8CA690 · #8CA69D · #8CA2A6 · #8C95A6 · #908CA6

Triadic palette

#8CA2A6 · #A68CA2 · #A2A68C · #C0CCCE · #CEC0CC

Tetradic palette

#8CA2A6 · #9D8CA6 · #A6908C · #95A68C · #5D7579

Monochromatic palette

#435356 · #647D82 · #8CA2A6 · #B7C5C8 · #E2E8E9

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