#8E8896 Color

#8E8896 is rgb(142, 136, 150) in RGB and hsl(266, 6%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E8896

HEX#8E8896

RGBrgb(142, 136, 150)

HSLhsl(266, 6%, 56%)

HSVhsv(266, 9%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(63.7% 0.022 305.1)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 41%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E8896 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.44:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.11:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E8896 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E8896 Complementary#909688 Analogous#888996 Analogous#958896 Triadic#968E88 Triadic#88968E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E8896, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9D98A4 #ADA9B2 #BCB9C1 #CCC9CF #DBD9DD #EAE9EC

Shades

#7C7584 #68626F #56515C #423E46 #302E33 #1C1A1E

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