#8C8494 Color

#8C8494 is rgb(140, 132, 148) in RGB and hsl(270, 7%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C8494

HEX#8C8494

RGBrgb(140, 132, 148)

HSLhsl(270, 7%, 55%)

HSVhsv(270, 11%, 58%)

OKLCHoklch(62.6% 0.025 308)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 11%, 0%, 42%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C8494 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.59:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.84:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C8494 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C8494 Complementary#8C9484 Analogous#848494 Analogous#948494 Triadic#948C84 Triadic#84948C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C8494, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C95A3 #ABA5B1 #BAB5BF #CCC8D0 #DBD9DE #EBE9EC

Shades

#7A7283 #665F6D #544E5A #423E47 #302D34 #1C1A1E

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