#8A8C99 Color

#8A8C99 is rgb(138, 140, 153) in RGB and hsl(232, 7%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8A8C99

HEX#8A8C99

RGBrgb(138, 140, 153)

HSLhsl(232, 7%, 57%)

HSVhsv(232, 10%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(64.3% 0.019 278.9)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 8%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A8C99 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.34:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.29:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A8C99 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A8C99 Complementary#99978A Analogous#8A9399 Analogous#8F8A99 Triadic#998A8C Triadic#8C998A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A8C99, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9A9CA7 #AAACB5 #BBBCC4 #C8C9D0 #D9D9DE #E9EAEC

Shades

#747786 #646673 #51525D #40414A #2D2E34 #1C1D21

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