#8B797E Color

#8B797E is rgb(139, 121, 126) in RGB and hsl(343, 7%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B797E

HEX#8B797E

RGBrgb(139, 121, 126)

HSLhsl(343, 7%, 51%)

HSVhsv(343, 13%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.023 359.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 9%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B797E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.09:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.13:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B797E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B797E Complementary#798B86 Analogous#8B7987 Analogous#8B7D79 Triadic#7E8B79 Triadic#797E8B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B797E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B8C91 #AA9DA0 #BAB0B3 #CBC3C5 #DBD6D8 #EAE6E7

Shades

#78686D #685A5E #554A4D #41393B #2E282A #1E1A1B

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