#8A9996 Color

#8A9996 is rgb(138, 153, 150) in RGB and hsl(168, 7%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8A9996

HEX#8A9996

RGBrgb(138, 153, 150)

HSLhsl(168, 7%, 57%)

HSVhsv(168, 10%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(67% 0.018 182.4)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A9996 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 text7.08:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A9996 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A9996 Complementary#998A8D Analogous#8A998E Analogous#8A9499 Triadic#968A99 Triadic#99968A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A9996, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9AA7A5 #AAB5B3 #BBC4C2 #C8D0CE #D9DEDD #E9ECEB

Shades

#748682 #647370 #515D5A #404A48 #2D3432 #1C2120

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