#8E8D91 Color

#8E8D91 is rgb(142, 141, 145) in RGB and hsl(255, 2%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E8D91

HEX#8E8D91

RGBrgb(142, 141, 145)

HSLhsl(255, 2%, 56%)

HSVhsv(255, 3%, 57%)

OKLCHoklch(64.6% 0.006 297.7)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 3%, 0%, 43%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E8D91 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.3:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.37:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E8D91 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E8D91 Complementary#90918D Analogous#8D8E91 Analogous#908D91 Triadic#918E8D Triadic#8D918E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E8D91, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9D9CA0 #ADACAF #BCBBBE #CBCBCD #DBDBDC #EAEAEB

Shades

#7C7A7F #68666B #565558 #424144 #302F31 #1C1B1D

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