#8B8B79 Color

#8B8B79 is rgb(139, 139, 121) in RGB and hsl(60, 7%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B8B79

HEX#8B8B79

RGBrgb(139, 139, 121)

HSLhsl(60, 7%, 51%)

HSVhsv(60, 13%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(63.2% 0.026 107.1)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B8B79 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.46:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B8B79 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B8B79 Complementary#79798B Analogous#8B8279 Analogous#828B79 Triadic#798B8B Triadic#8B798B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B8B79, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B9B8C #AAAA9D #BABAB0 #CBCBC3 #DBDBD6 #EAEAE6

Shades

#787868 #68685A #55554A #414139 #2E2E28 #1E1E1A

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