#8A8990 Color

#8A8990 is rgb(138, 137, 144) in RGB and hsl(249, 3%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8A8990

HEX#8A8990

RGBrgb(138, 137, 144)

HSLhsl(249, 3%, 55%)

HSVhsv(249, 5%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(63.3% 0.01 292.7)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A8990 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.46:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.06:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A8990 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A8990 Complementary#8F9089 Analogous#898B90 Analogous#8D8990 Triadic#908A89 Triadic#89908A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A8990, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#99999F #A9A8AD #B9B8BC #CBCACE #DBDADC #EAEAEB

Shades

#78777E #646369 #525257 #414044 #2F2F32 #1B1B1D

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