#8E8985 Color

#8E8985 is rgb(142, 137, 133) in RGB and hsl(27, 4%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E8985

HEX#8E8985

RGBrgb(142, 137, 133)

HSLhsl(27, 4%, 54%)

HSVhsv(27, 6%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(63.3% 0.008 61.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E8985 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.46:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E8985 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E8985 Complementary#858A8E Analogous#8E8585 Analogous#8E8E85 Triadic#858E89 Triadic#89858E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E8985, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9D9995 #AEABA7 #BDBAB7 #CCC9C7 #DAD9D7 #EBEBEA

Shades

#7D7773 #6A6662 #585451 #423F3D #302E2C #1D1C1B

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