#8C8B98 Color

#8C8B98 is rgb(140, 139, 152) in RGB and hsl(245, 6%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C8B98

HEX#8C8B98

RGBrgb(140, 139, 152)

HSLhsl(245, 6%, 57%)

HSVhsv(245, 9%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(64.2% 0.019 289.4)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 9%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C8B98 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.35:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.26:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C8B98 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C8B98 Complementary#97988B Analogous#8B9098 Analogous#928B98 Triadic#988C8B Triadic#8B988C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C8B98, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C9BA6 #ACABB5 #BCBBC3 #C9C9CF #DAD9DD #EAE9EC

Shades

#777584 #666572 #52515C #414149 #2E2E33 #1D1D20

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