#8995a1

Color #8995a1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.21 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8995a1

RGB

rgb(137, 149, 161)

HSL

hsl(210, 11.3%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 14.9%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.9%, 7.5%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(61.12, -1.73, -7.76)

LCH

lch(61.12, 7.95, 257.43)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.0226, 248.2)

HWB

hwb(210, 53.7%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a19589

Analogous

#89a1a1

#8995a1

#8989a1

Triadic

#8995a1

#a18995

#95a189

Split-complementary

#8995a1

#a18989

#a1a189

Tetradic

#8995a1

#9589a1

#a19589

#95a189

Square

#8995a1

#a189a1

#a19589

#89a189

Shades

Color #8995a1 mixed toward black.

#6e7c8a

#58636e

#424a53

#2c3237

#16191c

Tints

Color #8995a1 mixed toward white.

#9da7b1

#b0b8c0

#c4cad0

#d8dce0

#ebedef

Tones

Color #8995a1 mixed toward gray.

#8b959f

#8d959d

#8f959b

#919599

#939597

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8e9e · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#8e8d9e · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#8a9c9b · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 6.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8995a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8995a1]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#8995a1 (#8995a1) is rgb(137, 149, 161) in RGB.

No, #8995a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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