#8A9E9C Color

#8A9E9C is rgb(138, 158, 156) in RGB and hsl(174, 9%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8A9E9C

HEX#8A9E9C

RGBrgb(138, 158, 156)

HSLhsl(174, 9%, 58%)

HSVhsv(174, 13%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.023 189.3)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 1%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A9E9C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A9E9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A9E9C Complementary#9E8A8C Analogous#8A9E92 Analogous#8A969E Triadic#9C8A9E Triadic#9E9C8A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A9E9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9BABAA #A9B7B6 #BAC5C4 #CAD3D2 #DBE1E0 #E9ECEC

Shades

#748B89 #647876 #516160 #3F4B4A #2C3534 #1C2121

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