#8A979E Color

#8A979E is rgb(138, 151, 158) in RGB and hsl(201, 9%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8A979E

HEX#8A979E

RGBrgb(138, 151, 158)

HSLhsl(201, 9%, 58%)

HSVhsv(201, 13%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.018 231.1)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 4%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A979E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A979E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A979E Complementary#9E918A Analogous#8A9E9B Analogous#8A8D9E Triadic#9E8A97 Triadic#979E8A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A979E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9BA6AB #A9B2B7 #BAC1C5 #CAD0D3 #DBDFE1 #E9EBEC

Shades

#74838B #647178 #515C61 #3F474B #2C3235 #1C1F21

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