#8A9E9E Color

#8A9E9E is rgb(138, 158, 158) in RGB and hsl(180, 9%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8A9E9E

HEX#8A9E9E

RGBrgb(138, 158, 158)

HSLhsl(180, 9%, 58%)

HSVhsv(180, 13%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(68.4% 0.023 196.6)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A9E9E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.47:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A9E9E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A9E9E Complementary#9E8A8A Analogous#8A9E94 Analogous#8A949E Triadic#9E8A9E Triadic#9E9E8A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A9E9E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9BABAB #A9B7B7 #BAC5C5 #CAD3D3 #DBE1E1 #E9ECEC

Shades

#748B8B #647878 #516161 #3F4B4B #2C3535 #1C2121

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