#8A9994 Color

#8A9994 is rgb(138, 153, 148) in RGB and hsl(160, 7%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8A9994

HEX#8A9994

RGBrgb(138, 153, 148)

HSLhsl(160, 7%, 57%)

HSVhsv(160, 10%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.019 173.8)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 3%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A9994 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 text7.06:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A9994 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A9994 Complementary#998A8F Analogous#8A998C Analogous#8A9699 Triadic#948A99 Triadic#99948A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A9994, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9AA7A3 #AAB5B2 #BBC4C1 #C8D0CD #D9DEDC #E9ECEB

Shades

#748680 #64736E #515D59 #404A46 #2D3432 #1C211F

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