#8E8A99 Color

#8E8A99 is rgb(142, 138, 153) in RGB and hsl(256, 7%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E8A99

HEX#8E8A99

RGBrgb(142, 138, 153)

HSLhsl(256, 7%, 57%)

HSVhsv(256, 10%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(64.2% 0.023 298)

CMYKcmyk(7%, 10%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E8A99 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.36:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.25:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E8A99 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E8A99 Complementary#95998A Analogous#8A8D99 Analogous#958A99 Triadic#998E8A Triadic#8A998E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E8A99, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9E9AA7 #ADAAB5 #BDBBC4 #CAC8D0 #DAD9DE #EAE9EC

Shades

#797486 #686473 #54515D #43404A #2F2D34 #1E1C21

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