#8B9598 Color

#8B9598 is rgb(139, 149, 152) in RGB and hsl(194, 6%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B9598

HEX#8B9598

RGBrgb(139, 149, 152)

HSLhsl(194, 6%, 57%)

HSVhsv(194, 9%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(66.3% 0.012 217.6)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 2%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B9598 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.85:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B9598 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B9598 Complementary#988E8B Analogous#8B9894 Analogous#8B8E98 Triadic#988B95 Triadic#95988B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B9598, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9BA4A6 #ABB2B5 #BBC1C3 #C9CECF #D9DCDD #E9EBEC

Shades

#758184 #656F72 #51595C #414749 #2E3233 #1D2020

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