#8E99A9 Color

#8E99A9 is rgb(142, 153, 169) in RGB and hsl(216, 14%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E99A9

HEX#8E99A9

RGBrgb(142, 153, 169)

HSLhsl(216, 14%, 61%)

HSVhsv(216, 16%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(67.9% 0.027 257.7)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 9%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E99A9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.28:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E99A9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E99A9 Complementary#A99E8E Analogous#8EA7A9 Analogous#908EA9 Triadic#A98E99 Triadic#99A98E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E99A9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9CA6B4 #AEB6C2 #BCC3CD #CBD0D8 #D9DDE2 #EBEDF0

Shades

#768498 #637083 #515C6C #3D4551 #2C323A #1A1E23

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