#8E8E90 Color

#8E8E90 is rgb(142, 142, 144) in RGB and hsl(240, 1%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E8E90

HEX#8E8E90

RGBrgb(142, 142, 144)

HSLhsl(240, 1%, 56%)

HSVhsv(240, 1%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(64.7% 0.003 286.3)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E8E90 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.27:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.42:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E8E90 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E8E90 Complementary#90908E Analogous#8E8F90 Analogous#8F8E90 Triadic#908E8E Triadic#8E908E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E8E90, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9D9D9F #ADADAE #BCBCBD #CBCBCD #DBDBDC #EAEAEB

Shades

#7C7C7E #68686A #565658 #424243 #303031 #1C1C1C

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