#8E8480 Color

#8E8480 is rgb(142, 132, 128) in RGB and hsl(17, 6%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E8480

HEX#8E8480

RGBrgb(142, 132, 128)

HSLhsl(17, 6%, 53%)

HSVhsv(17, 10%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(62.1% 0.014 43.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E8480 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.64:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.76:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E8480 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E8480 Complementary#808A8E Analogous#8E8083 Analogous#8E8B80 Triadic#808E84 Triadic#84808E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E8480, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9D9490 #AEA6A3 #BCB6B3 #CDC8C6 #DBD8D6 #ECEAE9

Shades

#7C726E #69615D #564F4D #443E3C #312D2B #1E1B1A

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