#8B9498 Color

#8B9498 is rgb(139, 148, 152) in RGB and hsl(198, 6%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B9498

HEX#8B9498

RGBrgb(139, 148, 152)

HSLhsl(198, 6%, 57%)

HSVhsv(198, 9%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(66% 0.012 226.1)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 3%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B9498 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.09:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B9498 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B9498 Complementary#988F8B Analogous#8B9895 Analogous#8B8D98 Triadic#988B94 Triadic#94988B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B9498, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9BA3A6 #ABB2B5 #BBC1C3 #C9CDCF #D9DCDD #E9EBEC

Shades

#758084 #656E72 #51595C #414749 #2E3233 #1D1F20

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