#8C9597 Color

#8C9597 is rgb(140, 149, 151) in RGB and hsl(191, 5%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C9597

HEX#8C9597

RGBrgb(140, 149, 151)

HSLhsl(191, 5%, 57%)

HSVhsv(191, 7%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(66.3% 0.011 212.5)

CMYKcmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 41%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C9597 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C9597 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C9597 Complementary#978E8C Analogous#8C9793 Analogous#8C8F97 Triadic#978C95 Triadic#95978C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C9597, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9CA4A5 #ACB2B4 #BCC1C2 #C9CECF #DADCDD #EAEBEC

Shades

#778183 #666E70 #52595B #414748 #2E3233 #1D2020

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