#8A9799 Color

#8A9799 is rgb(138, 151, 153) in RGB and hsl(188, 7%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8A9799

HEX#8A9799

RGBrgb(138, 151, 153)

HSLhsl(188, 7%, 57%)

HSVhsv(188, 10%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.015 207.9)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 1%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A9799 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.01:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.97:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A9799 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A9799 Complementary#998C8A Analogous#8A9993 Analogous#8A8F99 Triadic#998A97 Triadic#97998A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A9799, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9AA5A7 #AAB4B5 #BBC3C4 #C8CFD0 #D9DDDE #E9ECEC

Shades

#748386 #647173 #515B5D #40484A #2D3334 #1C2021

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