#888b90

Color #888b90

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.17 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#888b90

RGB

rgb(136, 139, 144)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 3.5%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 5.6%, 56.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 3.5%, 0%, 43.5%)

LAB

lab(57.76, -0.09, -3.05)

LCH

lch(57.76, 3.05, 268.31)

OKLCH

oklch(63.6%, 0.0082, 260.88)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 53.3%, 43.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#908d88

Analogous

#888f90

#888b90

#898890

Triadic

#888b90

#90888b

#8b9088

Split-complementary

#888b90

#908988

#8f9088

Tetradic

#888b90

#8d8890

#908d88

#8b9088

Square

#888b90

#90888f

#908d88

#889089

Shades

Color #888b90 mixed toward black.

#717479

#5a5d61

#444548

#2d2e30

#171718

Tints

Color #888b90 mixed toward white.

#9c9ea3

#b0b2b5

#c3c5c8

#d7d8da

#ebeced

Tones

Color #888b90 mixed toward gray.

#898b8f

#8a8b8e

#8b8c8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.14:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#89898f · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#89898f · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#888e8e · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 2.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #888b90;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#888b90]

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

#888b90 (#888b90) is rgb(136, 139, 144) in RGB.

No, #888b90 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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