#8A8E99 Color

#8A8E99 is rgb(138, 142, 153) in RGB and hsl(224, 7%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8A8E99

HEX#8A8E99

RGBrgb(138, 142, 153)

HSLhsl(224, 7%, 57%)

HSVhsv(224, 10%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(64.7% 0.017 269.9)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 7%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A8E99 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.28:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.41:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A8E99 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A8E99 Complementary#99958A Analogous#8A9599 Analogous#8D8A99 Triadic#998A8E Triadic#8E998A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A8E99, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9A9EA7 #AAADB5 #BBBDC4 #C8CAD0 #D9DADE #E9EAEC

Shades

#747986 #646873 #51545D #40434A #2D2F34 #1C1E21

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