#8E8C80 Color

#8E8C80 is rgb(142, 140, 128) in RGB and hsl(51, 6%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E8C80

HEX#8E8C80

RGBrgb(142, 140, 128)

HSLhsl(51, 6%, 53%)

HSVhsv(51, 10%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.018 99.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E8C80 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.21:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E8C80 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E8C80 Complementary#80828E Analogous#8E8580 Analogous#898E80 Triadic#808E8C Triadic#8C808E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E8C80, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9D9B90 #AEACA3 #BCBBB3 #CDCCC6 #DBDAD6 #ECEBE9

Shades

#7C7A6E #69685D #56554D #44423C #31302B #1E1D1A

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