#8B8D98 Color

#8B8D98 is rgb(139, 141, 152) in RGB and hsl(231, 6%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B8D98

HEX#8B8D98

RGBrgb(139, 141, 152)

HSLhsl(231, 6%, 57%)

HSVhsv(231, 9%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(64.5% 0.016 277.7)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 7%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B8D98 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.3:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.36:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B8D98 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B8D98 Complementary#98968B Analogous#8B9398 Analogous#8F8B98 Triadic#988B8D Triadic#8D988B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B8D98, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B9DA6 #ABADB5 #BBBDC3 #C9CACF #D9DADD #E9EAEC

Shades

#757884 #656772 #51535C #414249 #2E2E33 #1D1D20

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