#8996a0

Color #8996a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.93 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8996a0

RGB

rgb(137, 150, 160)

HSL

hsl(206.1, 10.8%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.1, 14.4%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.4%, 6.2%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(61.37, -2.51, -6.83)

LCH

lch(61.37, 7.28, 249.82)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.0211, 240.76)

HWB

hwb(206.1, 53.7%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a09389

Analogous

#89a09e

#8996a0

#898aa0

Triadic

#8996a0

#a08996

#96a089

Split-complementary

#8996a0

#a0898a

#a09e89

Tetradic

#8996a0

#9389a0

#a09389

#96a089

Square

#8996a0

#9e89a0

#a09389

#8aa089

Shades

Color #8996a0 mixed toward black.

#6e7d89

#58646e

#424b52

#2c3237

#16191b

Tints

Color #8996a0 mixed toward white.

#9da7b0

#b0b9c0

#c4cacf

#d8dcdf

#ebedef

Tones

Color #8996a0 mixed toward gray.

#8b969e

#8d959c

#8f959a

#919598

#929596

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8f9e · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#8e8d9d · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#8a9c9b · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 6.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8996a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8996a0]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#8996a0 (#8996a0) is rgb(137, 150, 160) in RGB.

No, #8996a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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