#8C696B Color

#8C696B is rgb(140, 105, 107) in RGB and hsl(357, 14%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. White text is most readable on this background.

#8C696B

HEX#8C696B

RGBrgb(140, 105, 107)

HSLhsl(357, 14%, 48%)

HSVhsv(357, 25%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.045 14.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 24%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C696B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.83:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.35:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C696B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C696B Complementary#698C8A Analogous#8C697C Analogous#8C7969 Triadic#6B8C69 Triadic#696B8C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C696B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C7C7E #AC9192 #BBA5A6 #CDBCBD #DCD0D1 #EBE5E5

Shades

#7A5C5E #664D4E #544041 #433233 #312526 #1D1616

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