#8C8A99 Color

#8C8A99 is rgb(140, 138, 153) in RGB and hsl(248, 7%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C8A99

HEX#8C8A99

RGBrgb(140, 138, 153)

HSLhsl(248, 7%, 57%)

HSVhsv(248, 10%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(64% 0.022 291.9)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 10%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C8A99 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.21:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C8A99 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C8A99 Complementary#97998A Analogous#8A8F99 Analogous#938A99 Triadic#998C8A Triadic#8A998C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C8A99, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C9AA7 #ACAAB5 #BCBBC4 #C9C8D0 #D9D9DE #EAE9EC

Shades

#777486 #666473 #52515D #41404A #2E2D34 #1D1C21

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