#8B9198 Color

#8B9198 is rgb(139, 145, 152) in RGB and hsl(212, 6%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B9198

HEX#8B9198

RGBrgb(139, 145, 152)

HSLhsl(212, 6%, 57%)

HSVhsv(212, 9%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.013 252.1)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 5%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B9198 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.18:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B9198 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B9198 Complementary#98928B Analogous#8B9798 Analogous#8B8B98 Triadic#988B91 Triadic#91988B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B9198, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9BA0A6 #ABB0B5 #BBBFC3 #C9CCCF #D9DBDD #E9EBEC

Shades

#757C84 #656B72 #51565C #414549 #2E3033 #1D1E20

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