#8A97A8 Color

#8A97A8 is rgb(138, 151, 168) in RGB and hsl(214, 15%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8A97A8

HEX#8A97A8

RGBrgb(138, 151, 168)

HSLhsl(214, 15%, 60%)

HSVhsv(214, 18%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.029 255.1)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 10%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A97A8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.97:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A97A8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A97A8 Complementary#A89B8A Analogous#8AA6A8 Analogous#8C8AA8 Triadic#A88A97 Triadic#97A88A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A97A8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#98A4B3 #AAB4C0 #B9C1CB #CAD0D8 #D9DDE3 #EAEDF0

Shades

#728297 #5F6E81 #4E5A6A #3D4652 #2B323B #1A1E23

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