#8C9CAB Color

#8C9CAB is rgb(140, 156, 171) in RGB and hsl(209, 16%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C9CAB

HEX#8C9CAB

RGBrgb(140, 156, 171)

HSLhsl(209, 16%, 61%)

HSVhsv(209, 18%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.029 246.5)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 9%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C9CAB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C9CAB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C9CAB Complementary#AB9B8C Analogous#8CABAB Analogous#8C8CAB Triadic#AB8C9C Triadic#9CAB8C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C9CAB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9AA9B6 #ACB8C3 #BBC5CE #CAD1D8 #D9DEE3 #EAEDF0

Shades

#74889A #607385 #4F5F6D #3C4853 #2B333B #1A1F23

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