#8996A9 Color

#8996A9 is rgb(137, 150, 169) in RGB and hsl(216, 16%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8996A9

HEX#8996A9

RGBrgb(137, 150, 169)

HSLhsl(216, 16%, 60%)

HSVhsv(216, 19%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.032 257.8)

CMYKcmyk(19%, 11%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8996A9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8996A9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8996A9 Complementary#A99C89 Analogous#89A6A9 Analogous#8C89A9 Triadic#A98996 Triadic#96A989

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8996A9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#97A3B4 #A9B3C1 #B8C0CC #CAD0D8 #D9DDE3 #EAEDF0

Shades

#718198 #5E6D82 #4D596A #3C4553 #2B313B #1A1E23

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