#8A9E97 Color

#8A9E97 is rgb(138, 158, 151) in RGB and hsl(159, 9%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8A9E97

HEX#8A9E97

RGBrgb(138, 158, 151)

HSLhsl(159, 9%, 58%)

HSVhsv(159, 13%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.025 172.5)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 4%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A9E97 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.83:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.42:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A9E97 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A9E97 Complementary#9E8A91 Analogous#8A9E8D Analogous#8A9B9E Triadic#978A9E Triadic#9E978A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A9E97, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9BABA6 #A9B7B2 #BAC5C1 #CAD3D0 #DBE1DF #E9ECEB

Shades

#748B83 #647871 #51615C #3F4B47 #2C3532 #1C211F

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