#8B8979 Color

#8B8979 is rgb(139, 137, 121) in RGB and hsl(53, 7%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B8979

HEX#8B8979

RGBrgb(139, 137, 121)

HSLhsl(53, 7%, 51%)

HSVhsv(53, 13%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.023 101.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 13%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B8979 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.53:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.95:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B8979 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B8979 Complementary#797B8B Analogous#8B8079 Analogous#848B79 Triadic#798B89 Triadic#89798B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B8979, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B9A8C #AAA89D #BAB9B0 #CBCAC3 #DBDBD6 #EAE9E6

Shades

#787668 #68665A #55534A #414039 #2E2E28 #1E1E1A

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