Information about #8C96A3 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#8C96A3 is a gently muted azure that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Instinct (#8C979D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Tiebreaker (#8E97AB) and Grey Suit (#9391A0).
In RGB terms — rgb(140, 150, 163) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 3.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#8C96A3 color variations
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#8C96A3 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#8C96A3 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#8C96A3 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#8C96A3 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#8C96A3 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #8C96A3 color
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Nearest named colors to #8C96A3
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#8C979D
#8E97AB
#9391A0
#8C9C9C
#8C92AC
#939DA1
#8699AB
#919FA0
#889E9D
#929FA2
#849CA9
#929698
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#8C96A3
- RGB140, 150, 163
- CMYK9, 5, 0, 36
- CSSrgb(140, 150, 163)
- HSL214°, 11%, 59%
- HSL Precise213.913°, 11.111%, 59.412%
- HSV214°, 14%, 64%
- HSB214°, 14%, 64%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.639
- GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.588, 0.639)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.588, 0.639, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.588, 0.639)
- Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB63.9%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID8C96A3
- DECIMAL ID9213603
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
