#83868e

Color #83868e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.25 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#83868e

RGB

rgb(131, 134, 142)

HSL

hsl(223.6, 4.6%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.6, 7.7%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.7%, 5.6%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(55.92, 0.54, -4.67)

LCH

lch(55.92, 4.7, 276.6)

OKLCH

oklch(62%, 0.0125, 269.54)

HWB

hwb(223.6, 51.4%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e8b83

Analogous

#838b8e

#83868e

#85838e

Triadic

#83868e

#8e8386

#868e83

Split-complementary

#83868e

#8e8583

#8b8e83

Tetradic

#83868e

#8b838e

#8e8b83

#868e83

Square

#83868e

#8e838b

#8e8b83

#838e85

Shades

Color #83868e mixed toward black.

#6c6f77

#57595f

#414347

#2b2d30

#161618

Tints

Color #83868e mixed toward white.

#989aa1

#acaeb4

#c1c2c6

#d6d7d9

#eaebec

Tones

Color #83868e mixed toward gray.

#84868d

#85878c

#86878b

#87888a

#888889

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#84848c · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#84848c · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#838b8a · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 4.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #83868e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#83868e]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#83868e (#83868e) is rgb(131, 134, 142) in RGB.

No, #83868e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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