#8E8E95 Color

#8E8E95 is rgb(142, 142, 149) in RGB and hsl(240, 3%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E8E95

HEX#8E8E95

RGBrgb(142, 142, 149)

HSLhsl(240, 3%, 57%)

HSVhsv(240, 5%, 58%)

OKLCHoklch(64.9% 0.01 286.1)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 42%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E8E95 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.25:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E8E95 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E8E95 Complementary#95958E Analogous#8E9195 Analogous#918E95 Triadic#958E8E Triadic#8E958E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E8E95, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9E9EA3 #AEAEB2 #BDBDC1 #CACACE #DADADC #EAEAEB

Shades

#797981 #68686E #545459 #434347 #2F2F32 #1E1E20

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