#8E8D96 Color

#8E8D96 is rgb(142, 141, 150) in RGB and hsl(247, 4%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E8D96

HEX#8E8D96

RGBrgb(142, 141, 150)

HSLhsl(247, 4%, 57%)

HSVhsv(247, 6%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(64.7% 0.013 291.1)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 6%, 0%, 41%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E8D96 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.28:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.4:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E8D96 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E8D96 Complementary#95968D Analogous#8D9096 Analogous#928D96 Triadic#968E8D Triadic#8D968E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E8D96, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9E9DA4 #AEADB3 #BDBDC2 #CACACE #DADADD #EAEAEB

Shades

#797882 #68676F #54535A #434248 #2F2F32 #1E1D20

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