#8A9998 Color

#8A9998 is rgb(138, 153, 152) in RGB and hsl(176, 7%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8A9998

HEX#8A9998

RGBrgb(138, 153, 152)

HSLhsl(176, 7%, 57%)

HSVhsv(176, 10%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.017 191.9)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A9998 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 text7.09:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A9998 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A9998 Complementary#998A8B Analogous#8A9990 Analogous#8A9299 Triadic#988A99 Triadic#99988A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A9998, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9AA7A6 #AAB5B5 #BBC4C3 #C8D0CF #D9DEDD #E9ECEC

Shades

#748685 #647372 #515D5C #404A49 #2D3433 #1C2120

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