#8B979C Color

#8B979C is rgb(139, 151, 156) in RGB and hsl(198, 8%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B979C

HEX#8B979C

RGBrgb(139, 151, 156)

HSLhsl(198, 8%, 58%)

HSVhsv(198, 11%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.016 224.6)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 3%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B979C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B979C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B979C Complementary#9C908B Analogous#8B9C99 Analogous#8B8F9C Triadic#9C8B97 Triadic#979C8B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B979C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9CA6AB #AAB2B6 #BAC1C4 #CBD0D2 #DBDFE1 #E9EBEC

Shades

#75848A #657176 #525C60 #3F474A #2D3234 #1C2021

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