#8C8AA3 Color

#8C8AA3 is rgb(140, 138, 163) in RGB and hsl(245, 12%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C8AA3

HEX#8C8AA3

RGBrgb(140, 138, 163)

HSLhsl(245, 12%, 59%)

HSVhsv(245, 15%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(64.4% 0.037 289)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 15%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C8AA3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.34:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.28:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C8AA3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C8AA3 Complementary#A1A38A Analogous#8A94A3 Analogous#998AA3 Triadic#A38C8A Triadic#8AA38C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C8AA3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9D9BB0 #ABA9BC #BCBAC9 #CAC9D4 #DBDAE2 #E9E8ED

Shades

#767391 #63607B #504F64 #403F50 #2E2D39 #1C1B22

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