#8B9698 Color

#8B9698 is rgb(139, 150, 152) in RGB and hsl(189, 6%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B9698

HEX#8B9698

RGBrgb(139, 150, 152)

HSLhsl(189, 6%, 57%)

HSVhsv(189, 9%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.013 209.8)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 1%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B9698 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.04:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.91:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B9698 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B9698 Complementary#988D8B Analogous#8B9893 Analogous#8B8F98 Triadic#988B96 Triadic#96988B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B9698, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9BA5A6 #ABB3B5 #BBC2C3 #C9CECF #D9DDDD #E9EBEC

Shades

#758284 #657072 #515A5C #414849 #2E3233 #1D2020

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