#8C8297 Color
#8C8297 is rgb(140, 130, 151) in RGB and hsl(269, 9%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.
#8C8297
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#8C8297RGB
rgb(140, 130, 151)HSL
hsl(269, 9%, 55%)HSV
hsv(269, 14%, 59%)OKLCH
oklch(62.3% 0.033 306.9)CMYK
cmyk(7%, 14%, 0%, 41%)Text Contrast & Accessibility
WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C8297 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.
TextWhite text3.65:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗
TextBlack text5.76:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗
Color Harmonies
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