#8C9B97 Color

#8C9B97 is rgb(140, 155, 151) in RGB and hsl(164, 7%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C9B97

HEX#8C9B97

RGBrgb(140, 155, 151)

HSLhsl(164, 7%, 58%)

HSVhsv(164, 10%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(67.6% 0.018 178)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 3%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C9B97 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.9:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.25:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C9B97 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C9B97 Complementary#9B8C90 Analogous#8C9B90 Analogous#8C989B Triadic#978C9B Triadic#9B978C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C9B97, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9DAAA6 #AAB5B3 #BBC4C1 #CBD2D0 #DCE0DF #E9ECEB

Shades

#778884 #667571 #535F5C #404A47 #2D3432 #1C2120

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