#8C96AB Color
#8C96AB is rgb(140, 150, 171) in RGB and hsl(221, 16%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.
#8C96AB
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#8C96ABRGB
rgb(140, 150, 171)HSL
hsl(221, 16%, 61%)HSV
hsv(221, 18%, 67%)OKLCH
oklch(67.2% 0.033 265.2)CMYK
cmyk(18%, 12%, 0%, 33%)Text Contrast & Accessibility
WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C96AB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.
TextWhite text2.97:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗
TextBlack text7.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓
Color Harmonies
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