#899eac

Color #899eac

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.4 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#899eac

RGB

rgb(137, 158, 172)

HSL

hsl(204, 17.4%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204, 20.3%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.3%, 8.1%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(63.96, -4.26, -9.74)

LCH

lch(63.96, 10.63, 246.38)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.0315, 237.07)

HWB

hwb(204, 53.7%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac9789

Analogous

#89aca9

#899eac

#898dac

Triadic

#899eac

#ac899e

#9eac89

Split-complementary

#899eac

#ac898d

#aca989

Tetradic

#899eac

#9789ac

#ac9789

#9eac89

Square

#899eac

#a989ac

#ac9789

#8dac89

Shades

Color #899eac mixed toward black.

#6b8597

#556b79

#40505b

#2b353c

#151b1e

Tints

Color #899eac mixed toward white.

#9daeba

#b0bec8

#c4cfd6

#d8dfe3

#ebeff1

Tones

Color #899eac mixed toward gray.

#8c9da9

#8f9da6

#929ca3

#959ca0

#989b9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393a9 · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#9190a8 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#8aa6a6 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 9.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #899eac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#899eac]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#899eac (#899eac) is rgb(137, 158, 172) in RGB.

No, #899eac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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