#898b93

Color #898b93

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.32 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#898b93

RGB

rgb(137, 139, 147)

HSL

hsl(228, 4.4%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 6.8%, 57.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 5.4%, 0%, 42.4%)

LAB

lab(57.93, 0.89, -4.51)

LCH

lch(57.93, 4.6, 281.16)

OKLCH

oklch(63.8%, 0.0121, 274.72)

HWB

hwb(228, 53.7%, 42.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#939189

Analogous

#899093

#898b93

#8c8993

Triadic

#898b93

#93898b

#8b9389

Split-complementary

#898b93

#938c89

#909389

Tetradic

#898b93

#918993

#939189

#8b9389

Square

#898b93

#938990

#939189

#89938c

Shades

Color #898b93 mixed toward black.

#71737c

#5b5c63

#44454a

#2d2e31

#171719

Tints

Color #898b93 mixed toward white.

#9d9ea5

#b0b2b7

#c4c5c9

#d8d8db

#ebeced

Tones

Color #898b93 mixed toward gray.

#8a8c92

#8b8c91

#8c8d91

#8c8d90

#8d8e8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.18:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a91 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#8a8a91 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#89908f · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 4.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #898b93;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#898b93]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#898b93 (#898b93) is rgb(137, 139, 147) in RGB.

No, #898b93 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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