#8A9997 Color

#8A9997 is rgb(138, 153, 151) in RGB and hsl(172, 7%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8A9997

HEX#8A9997

RGBrgb(138, 153, 151)

HSLhsl(172, 7%, 57%)

HSVhsv(172, 10%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(67% 0.017 187.1)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 1%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A9997 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.96:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.08:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A9997 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A9997 Complementary#998A8C Analogous#8A998F Analogous#8A9399 Triadic#978A99 Triadic#99978A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A9997, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9AA7A5 #AAB5B4 #BBC4C3 #C8D0CF #D9DEDD #E9ECEC

Shades

#748683 #647371 #515D5B #404A48 #2D3433 #1C2120

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