#8E9495 Color

#8E9495 is rgb(142, 148, 149) in RGB and hsl(189, 3%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E9495

HEX#8E9495

RGBrgb(142, 148, 149)

HSLhsl(189, 3%, 57%)

HSVhsv(189, 5%, 58%)

OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.007 208.8)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 42%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E9495 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.08:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.82:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E9495 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E9495 Complementary#958F8E Analogous#8E9592 Analogous#8E9095 Triadic#958E94 Triadic#94958E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E9495, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9EA3A3 #AEB2B2 #BDC1C1 #CACDCE #DADCDC #EAEBEB

Shades

#798081 #686D6E #545959 #434647 #2F3132 #1E1F20

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