#8CC9E3 Hex Color

Online color picker to view shades, tints, color codes, and complementary colors

Hex color #8cc9e3 graphic
#8cc9e3 is a hex color. It can be described as pastel, ashy, dusty, unsaturated, cold, cool and cyan. It is a shade of cyan, sky blue. The hex code is #8cc9e3.

Questions about #8cc9e3

What is #8cc9e3 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #8cc9e3 is rgb(140, 201, 227), in HSL hsl(198, 61%, 72%) and in CMYK 38%, 11%, 0%, 11%.
Is #8cc9e3 readable on white or black?
#8cc9e3 has a 1.81:1 contrast ratio on white and 11.57:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.