#8B8990 Color

#8B8990 is rgb(139, 137, 144) in RGB and hsl(257, 3%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B8990

HEX#8B8990

RGBrgb(139, 137, 144)

HSLhsl(257, 3%, 55%)

HSVhsv(257, 5%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(63.4% 0.011 299.1)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 5%, 0%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B8990 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.45:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.08:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B8990 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B8990 Complementary#8E9089 Analogous#898A90 Analogous#8E8990 Triadic#908B89 Triadic#89908B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B8990, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9A999F #AAA8AD #B9B8BC #CBCACE #DBDADC #EAEAEB

Shades

#79777E #656369 #535257 #414044 #302F32 #1C1B1D

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