#8E97A9 Color

#8E97A9 is rgb(142, 151, 169) in RGB and hsl(220, 14%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E97A9

HEX#8E97A9

RGBrgb(142, 151, 169)

HSLhsl(220, 14%, 61%)

HSVhsv(220, 16%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.029 264.4)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 11%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E97A9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.94:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.15:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E97A9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E97A9 Complementary#A9A08E Analogous#8EA5A9 Analogous#928EA9 Triadic#A98E97 Triadic#97A98E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E97A9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9CA4B4 #AEB4C2 #BCC2CD #CBCFD8 #D9DCE2 #EBECF0

Shades

#768298 #636D83 #515A6C #3D4451 #2C313A #1A1D23

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