#8E959F Color

#8E959F is rgb(142, 149, 159) in RGB and hsl(215, 8%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E959F

HEX#8E959F

RGBrgb(142, 149, 159)

HSLhsl(215, 8%, 59%)

HSVhsv(215, 11%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.017 257.2)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 6%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E959F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.02:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.95:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E959F based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E959F Complementary#9F988E Analogous#8E9D9F Analogous#8F8E9F Triadic#9F8E95 Triadic#959F8E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E959F, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9FA5AD #ACB1B9 #BDC1C7 #CBCED2 #DBDDE1 #E9EAEC

Shades

#78808C #656C76 #525860 #42464D #2F3237 #1C1E21

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