#8E97AF Color
#8E97AF is rgb(142, 151, 175) in RGB and hsl(224, 17%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.
#8E97AF
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#8E97AFRGB
rgb(142, 151, 175)HSL
hsl(224, 17%, 62%)HSV
hsv(224, 19%, 69%)OKLCH
oklch(67.7% 0.037 269.1)CMYK
cmyk(19%, 14%, 0%, 31%)Text Contrast & Accessibility
WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E97AF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.
TextWhite text2.92:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗
TextBlack text7.2:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓
Color Harmonies
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