#888e99

Color #888e99

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 5.9 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#888e99

RGB

rgb(136, 142, 153)

HSL

hsl(218.8, 7.7%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.8, 11.1%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 7.2%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(58.86, 0.11, -6.57)

LCH

lch(58.86, 6.57, 270.96)

OKLCH

oklch(64.5%, 0.0178, 262.6)

HWB

hwb(218.8, 53.3%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999388

Analogous

#889799

#888e99

#8b8899

Triadic

#888e99

#99888e

#8e9988

Split-complementary

#888e99

#998b88

#979988

Tetradic

#888e99

#938899

#999388

#8e9988

Square

#888e99

#998897

#999388

#88998b

Shades

Color #888e99 mixed toward black.

#6f7682

#595e68

#43474e

#2c2f34

#16181a

Tints

Color #888e99 mixed toward white.

#9ca1aa

#b0b4bb

#c4c7cc

#d7d9dd

#ebecee

Tones

Color #888e99 mixed toward gray.

#8a8f98

#8b8f96

#8c8f95

#8e9093

#8f9092

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.38:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8b96 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#8a8a96 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#889494 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 5.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #888e99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#888e99]

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

#888e99 (#888e99) is rgb(136, 142, 153) in RGB.

No, #888e99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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