Information about #8CB1BE color

#8CB1BE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #8CB1BE is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(140, 177, 190) (54.9% red, 69.4% green, 74.5% blue), or CMYK 20 / 5 / 0 / 25 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #8CB1BE reads as a softly balanced azure and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Moby (#8EB2BE). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2) and Nepal (#93AAB9).

In RGB terms — rgb(140, 177, 190) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #8CB1BE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#8CB1BE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#8CB1BE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8CB1BE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8CB1BE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8CB1BE color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#8CB1BE 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.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #8CB1BE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Metallic Glacier color link
Metallic Glacier

#89B1C2

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Cold Front Green color link
Cold Front Green

#85B3B2

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Williamsburg Blue color link
Williamsburg Blue

#9DA8BD

#8CB1BE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8CB1BE
  • RGB140, 177, 190
  • CMYK20, 5, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(140, 177, 190)
  • HSL196°, 28%, 65%
  • HSL Precise195.6°, 27.778%, 64.706%
  • HSV196°, 26%, 75%
  • HSB196°, 26%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.694, 0.745)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.694, 0.745, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.694, 0.745)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8CB1BE
  • DECIMAL ID9220542
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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