#858b96

Color #858b96

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 5.4 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#858b96

RGB

rgb(133, 139, 150)

HSL

hsl(218.8, 7.5%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.8, 11.3%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 7.3%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(57.71, 0.11, -6.6)

LCH

lch(57.71, 6.6, 270.95)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.0179, 262.64)

HWB

hwb(218.8, 52.2%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#969085

Analogous

#859496

#858b96

#888596

Triadic

#858b96

#96858b

#8b9685

Split-complementary

#858b96

#968885

#949685

Tetradic

#858b96

#908596

#969085

#8b9685

Square

#858b96

#968594

#969085

#859688

Shades

Color #858b96 mixed toward black.

#6d737f

#575c65

#41454c

#2c2e33

#161719

Tints

Color #858b96 mixed toward white.

#999ea8

#aeb2b9

#c2c5cb

#d6d8dc

#ebecee

Tones

Color #858b96 mixed toward gray.

#868b95

#888c93

#898c92

#8b8d90

#8c8d8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#888893 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#878793 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#859191 · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 5.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #858b96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#858b96]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#858b96 (#858b96) is rgb(133, 139, 150) in RGB.

No, #858b96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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