#8A8896 Color

#8A8896 is rgb(138, 136, 150) in RGB and hsl(249, 6%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8A8896

HEX#8A8896

RGBrgb(138, 136, 150)

HSLhsl(249, 6%, 56%)

HSVhsv(249, 9%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(63.3% 0.021 292.4)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 9%, 0%, 41%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A8896 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.48:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A8896 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A8896 Complementary#949688 Analogous#888D96 Analogous#918896 Triadic#968A88 Triadic#88968A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A8896, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9A98A4 #AAA9B2 #BAB9C1 #CAC9CF #DAD9DD #EAE9EC

Shades

#787584 #64626F #53515C #403E46 #2E2E33 #1B1A1E

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