#8997AE Color

#8997AE is rgb(137, 151, 174) in RGB and hsl(217, 19%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8997AE

HEX#8997AE

RGBrgb(137, 151, 174)

HSLhsl(217, 19%, 61%)

HSVhsv(217, 21%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.038 260.4)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 13%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text2.96:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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

Color Harmonies

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

Base#8997AE Complementary#AEA089 Analogous#89AAAE Analogous#8D89AE Triadic#AE8997 Triadic#97AE89

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#98A4B9 #AAB4C5 #B9C2CF #C8CFDA #D8DCE4 #EAECF1

Shades

#70829E #5D6E89 #4C5A70 #3A4455 #29313D #191D24

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