#8A97AD Color
#8A97AD is rgb(138, 151, 173) in RGB and hsl(218, 18%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.
#8A97AD
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#8A97ADRGB
rgb(138, 151, 173)HSL
hsl(218, 18%, 61%)HSV
hsv(218, 20%, 68%)OKLCH
oklch(67.3% 0.036 261)CMYK
cmyk(20%, 13%, 0%, 32%)Text Contrast & Accessibility
WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A97AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.
TextWhite text2.95:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗
TextBlack text7.11:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓
Color Harmonies
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