#8C96A6 Color

#8C96A6 is rgb(140, 150, 166) in RGB and hsl(217, 13%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C96A6

HEX#8C96A6

RGBrgb(140, 150, 166)

HSLhsl(217, 13%, 60%)

HSVhsv(217, 16%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(67% 0.026 259.8)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 10%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C96A6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.99:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.03:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C96A6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C96A6 Complementary#A69C8C Analogous#8CA3A6 Analogous#8F8CA6 Triadic#A68C96 Triadic#96A68C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C96A6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9AA3B1 #ABB3BF #BAC0CA #CBD0D7 #DADDE2 #EBEDEF

Shades

#758195 #626D7F #505968 #3E4551 #2C313A #1B1E23

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