#8997A9 Color

#8997A9 is rgb(137, 151, 169) in RGB and hsl(214, 16%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8997A9

HEX#8997A9

RGBrgb(137, 151, 169)

HSLhsl(214, 16%, 60%)

HSVhsv(214, 19%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.031 254.7)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8997A9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.97:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.06:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8997A9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8997A9 Complementary#A99B89 Analogous#89A7A9 Analogous#8B89A9 Triadic#A98997 Triadic#97A989

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8997A9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#97A4B4 #A9B3C1 #B8C0CC #CAD0D8 #D9DDE3 #EAEDF0

Shades

#718298 #5E6E82 #4D5A6A #3C4653 #2B323B #1A1E23

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