#8A959E Color

#8A959E is rgb(138, 149, 158) in RGB and hsl(207, 9%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8A959E

HEX#8A959E

RGBrgb(138, 149, 158)

HSLhsl(207, 9%, 58%)

HSVhsv(207, 13%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.018 242.6)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 6%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A959E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.87:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A959E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A959E Complementary#9E938A Analogous#8A9E9D Analogous#8A8B9E Triadic#9E8A95 Triadic#959E8A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A959E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9BA4AB #A9B1B7 #BAC0C5 #CACFD3 #DBDEE1 #E9EBEC

Shades

#74818B #646F78 #515A61 #3F454B #2C3135 #1C1F21

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