#8B97AC Color
#8B97AC is rgb(139, 151, 172) in RGB and hsl(218, 17%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.
#8B97AC
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#8B97ACRGB
rgb(139, 151, 172)HSL
hsl(218, 17%, 61%)HSV
hsv(218, 19%, 67%)OKLCH
oklch(67.4% 0.034 261.7)CMYK
cmyk(19%, 12%, 0%, 33%)Text Contrast & Accessibility
WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B97AC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.
TextWhite text2.95:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗
TextBlack text7.12:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓
Color Harmonies
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