Slate Gray (Neutral)

#8A949B

RGB: 138, 148, 155

Color OverviewHEX #8A949B

#8A949B Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #8A949B is composed of 54% red, 58% green, and 61% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 205°, saturation of 8%, and lightness of 57%.

HEX

#8A949B

RGB

138, 148, 155

HSL

205°, 8%, 57%

HSV

205°, 11%, 61%

CMYK

11%, 5%, 0%, 39%

Name Match

Slate Gray

Closest Standard

Shades of #8A949B (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #8A949B (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #8A949B (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #8A949B

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #8A949B Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):3.09 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #8A949B Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):6.79 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #8A949B;
}

.element {
  color: #8A949B;
  background-color: #8A949B;
  border-color: #8A949B;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#8A949B] text-[#8A949B] border-[#8A949B]">
  Content styled with #8A949B
</div>