#8A8E9E Color

#8A8E9E is rgb(138, 142, 158) in RGB and hsl(228, 9%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8A8E9E

HEX#8A8E9E

RGBrgb(138, 142, 158)

HSLhsl(228, 9%, 58%)

HSVhsv(228, 13%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(64.9% 0.024 274.5)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 10%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A8E9E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.26:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A8E9E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A8E9E Complementary#9E9A8A Analogous#8A989E Analogous#908A9E Triadic#9E8A8E Triadic#8E9E8A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A8E9E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B9EAB #A9ACB7 #BABCC5 #CACCD3 #DBDCE1 #E9E9EC

Shades

#74798B #646878 #515461 #3F414B #2C2E35 #1C1D21

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