#8A8891 Color

#8A8891 is rgb(138, 136, 145) in RGB and hsl(253, 4%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8A8891

HEX#8A8891

RGBrgb(138, 136, 145)

HSLhsl(253, 4%, 55%)

HSVhsv(253, 6%, 57%)

OKLCHoklch(63.1% 0.013 296.2)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 6%, 0%, 43%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A8891 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.49:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.01:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A8891 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A8891 Complementary#8F9188 Analogous#888A91 Analogous#8E8891 Triadic#918A88 Triadic#88918A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A8891, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9998A0 #A9A7AE #B9B7BD #CBCACE #DADADD #EAEAEB

Shades

#78767F #64626A #525158 #414045 #2F2F32 #1B1B1D

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