All About Color #8CB5AE

#8CB5AE

About #8CB5AE

#8CB5AE is a light cyan color with the hex code #8CB5AE. In RGB it is red 140, green 181, blue 174; in HSL it is hue 170°, saturation 22%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 23%, 0%, 4%, 29%. Its contrast ratio is 2.25:1 on white and 9.34:1 on black.

#8CB5AE Color Conversion

Hex triplet8C, B5, AE
CMYK22.65%, 0.00%, 3.87%, 29.02%
RGB Decimal140, 181, 174
HSL170°, 22%, 63%
RGB Octal214, 265, 256
HSV (HSB)169.76°, 22.65%, 70.98%
RGB Binary10001100, 10110101, 10101110
CIE-L*AB70.65, -15.18, -0.94
RGB Percent54.90%, 70.98%, 68.24%
CIE-L*CH70.65, 15.21, 183.55
XYZ34.98, 41.68, 46.25
CIE-L*UV70.65, -20.84, 1.12
xyY0.28, 0.34, 41.68
Hunter-Lab64.56, -16.27, 2.72
RYB54.90%, 63.69%, 70.98%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8CB5AE on a dark background: contrast 9.34:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8CB5AE on a light background: contrast 2.25:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8CB5AE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8CB5AE · #C4D9D6 · #5A8C84 · #B58C93 · #D9C4C7

Analogous palette

#93B58C · #8CB59A · #8CB5AE · #8CA8B5 · #8C93B5

Triadic palette

#8CB5AE · #AE8CB5 · #B5AE8C · #C4D9D6 · #D6C4D9

Tetradic palette

#8CB5AE · #9A8CB5 · #B58C93 · #A8B58C · #5A8C84

Monochromatic palette

#426760 · #5F958C · #8CB5AE · #BBD3CF · #E9F1F0

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