#8E8A9E Color

#8E8A9E is rgb(142, 138, 158) in RGB and hsl(252, 9%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E8A9E

HEX#8E8A9E

RGBrgb(142, 138, 158)

HSLhsl(252, 9%, 58%)

HSVhsv(252, 13%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(64.4% 0.03 294.7)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E8A9E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.34:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.28:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E8A9E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E8A9E Complementary#9A9E8A Analogous#8A909E Analogous#988A9E Triadic#9E8E8A Triadic#8A9E8E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E8A9E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9E9BAB #ACA9B7 #BCBAC5 #CCCAD3 #DCDBE1 #E9E9EC

Shades

#79748B #686478 #545161 #413F4B #2E2C35 #1D1C21

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