#8B9298 Color

#8B9298 is rgb(139, 146, 152) in RGB and hsl(208, 6%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B9298

HEX#8B9298

RGBrgb(139, 146, 152)

HSLhsl(208, 6%, 57%)

HSVhsv(208, 9%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.012 243.7)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 4%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B9298 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.15:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.66:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B9298 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B9298 Complementary#98918B Analogous#8B9897 Analogous#8B8B98 Triadic#988B92 Triadic#92988B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B9298, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9BA1A6 #ABB0B5 #BBC0C3 #C9CCCF #D9DBDD #E9EBEC

Shades

#757D84 #656C72 #51575C #414549 #2E3133 #1D1F20

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