All About Color #8CB5B3

#8CB5B3

About #8CB5B3

#8CB5B3 is a light cyan color with the hex code #8CB5B3. In RGB it is red 140, green 181, blue 179; in HSL it is hue 177°, saturation 22%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 23%, 0%, 1%, 29%. Its contrast ratio is 2.24:1 on white and 9.38:1 on black.

#8CB5B3 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8C, B5, B3
CMYK22.65%, 0.00%, 1.10%, 29.02%
RGB Decimal140, 181, 179
HSL177°, 22%, 63%
RGB Octal214, 265, 263
HSV (HSB)177.07°, 22.65%, 70.98%
RGB Binary10001100, 10110101, 10110011
CIE-L*AB70.79, -14.08, -3.49
RGB Percent54.90%, 70.98%, 70.20%
CIE-L*CH70.79, 14.51, 193.91
XYZ35.48, 41.88, 48.86
CIE-L*UV70.79, -20.88, -2.89
xyY0.28, 0.33, 41.88
Hunter-Lab64.71, -15.39, 0.53
RYB54.90%, 63.14%, 70.98%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8CB5B3 on a dark background: contrast 9.38:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8CB5B3 on a light background: contrast 2.24:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8CB5B3, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#8CB5B3 · #C4D9D8 · #5A8C89 · #B58C8E · #D9C4C5

Analogous palette

#8EB58C · #8CB59F · #8CB5B3 · #8CA3B5 · #8C8EB5

Triadic palette

#8CB5B3 · #B38CB5 · #B5B38C · #C4D9D8 · #D8C4D9

Tetradic palette

#8CB5B3 · #9F8CB5 · #B58C8E · #A3B58C · #5A8C89

Monochromatic palette

#426765 · #5F9593 · #8CB5B3 · #BBD3D2 · #E9F1F1

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