#8B8A79 Color

#8B8A79 is rgb(139, 138, 121) in RGB and hsl(57, 7%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B8A79

HEX#8B8A79

RGBrgb(139, 138, 121)

HSLhsl(57, 7%, 51%)

HSVhsv(57, 13%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(62.9% 0.025 104.3)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B8A79 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.49:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.01:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B8A79 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B8A79 Complementary#797A8B Analogous#8B8179 Analogous#838B79 Triadic#798B8A Triadic#8A798B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B8A79, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B9B8C #AAA99D #BABAB0 #CBCAC3 #DBDBD6 #EAE9E6

Shades

#787768 #68675A #55544A #414139 #2E2E28 #1E1E1A

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