#8A9599 Color

#8A9599 is rgb(138, 149, 153) in RGB and hsl(196, 7%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8A9599

HEX#8A9599

RGBrgb(138, 149, 153)

HSLhsl(196, 7%, 57%)

HSVhsv(196, 10%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.014 221.5)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 3%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A9599 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.84:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A9599 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A9599 Complementary#998E8A Analogous#8A9995 Analogous#8A8D99 Triadic#998A95 Triadic#95998A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A9599, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9AA4A7 #AAB3B5 #BBC1C4 #C8CED0 #D9DCDE #E9EBEC

Shades

#748186 #646F73 #515A5D #40474A #2D3234 #1C2021

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