#8B959C Color

#8B959C is rgb(139, 149, 156) in RGB and hsl(205, 8%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B959C

HEX#8B959C

RGBrgb(139, 149, 156)

HSLhsl(205, 8%, 58%)

HSVhsv(205, 11%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.016 238.1)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 4%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B959C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.05:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.88:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B959C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B959C Complementary#9C928B Analogous#8B9C9B Analogous#8B8D9C Triadic#9C8B95 Triadic#959C8B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B959C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9CA4AB #AAB1B6 #BAC0C4 #CBCFD2 #DBDEE1 #E9EBEC

Shades

#75818A #656F76 #525A60 #3F464A #2D3134 #1C1F21

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