#8A9999 Color

#8A9999 is rgb(138, 153, 153) in RGB and hsl(180, 7%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8A9999

HEX#8A9999

RGBrgb(138, 153, 153)

HSLhsl(180, 7%, 57%)

HSVhsv(180, 10%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.017 196.8)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A9999 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 text7.1:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A9999 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A9999 Complementary#998A8A Analogous#8A9991 Analogous#8A9199 Triadic#998A99 Triadic#99998A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A9999, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9AA7A7 #AAB5B5 #BBC4C4 #C8D0D0 #D9DEDE #E9ECEC

Shades

#748686 #647373 #515D5D #404A4A #2D3434 #1C2121

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