#838e96

Color #838e96

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.04 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#838e96

RGB

rgb(131, 142, 150)

HSL

hsl(205.3, 8.3%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.3, 12.7%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 5.3%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(58.39, -2.28, -5.6)

LCH

lch(58.39, 6.05, 247.85)

OKLCH

oklch(64%, 0.0176, 239.2)

HWB

hwb(205.3, 51.4%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#968b83

Analogous

#839695

#838e96

#838496

Triadic

#838e96

#96838e

#8e9683

Split-complementary

#838e96

#968384

#969583

Tetradic

#838e96

#8b8396

#968b83

#8e9683

Square

#838e96

#958396

#968b83

#849683

Shades

Color #838e96 mixed toward black.

#6b777f

#565f65

#40474c

#2b2f33

#151819

Tints

Color #838e96 mixed toward white.

#98a1a8

#acb4b9

#c1c6cb

#d6d9dc

#eaecee

Tones

Color #838e96 mixed toward gray.

#858e94

#868d93

#888d91

#898d90

#8b8d8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.27:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#888894 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#878694 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#849392 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 5.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #838e96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#838e96]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#838e96 (#838e96) is rgb(131, 142, 150) in RGB.

No, #838e96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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