#8AA8AD Color

#8AA8AD is rgb(138, 168, 173) in RGB and hsl(189, 18%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8AA8AD

HEX#8AA8AD

RGBrgb(138, 168, 173)

HSLhsl(189, 18%, 61%)

HSVhsv(189, 20%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(71.1% 0.034 208.8)

CMYKcmyk(20%, 3%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8AA8AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.53:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.29:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8AA8AD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8AA8AD Complementary#AD8F8A Analogous#8AADA1 Analogous#8A96AD Triadic#AD8AA8 Triadic#A8AD8A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8AA8AD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#99B3B8 #ABC1C4 #BACCCF #C9D7D9 #D8E2E4 #EAEFF0

Shades

#72969D #5E8187 #4D6A6F #3B5054 #2A393C #192224

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