#8C899A Color

#8C899A is rgb(140, 137, 154) in RGB and hsl(251, 8%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C899A

HEX#8C899A

RGBrgb(140, 137, 154)

HSLhsl(251, 8%, 57%)

HSVhsv(251, 11%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.025 293.8)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 11%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C899A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.41:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.16:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C899A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C899A Complementary#979A89 Analogous#898E9A Analogous#95899A Triadic#9A8C89 Triadic#899A8C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C899A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C99A8 #ACAAB6 #BCBAC4 #C9C8D0 #D9D8DE #EAE9EC

Shades

#777387 #666374 #52505E #413F4A #2E2D34 #1D1C21

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