#8a8a8e

Color #8a8a8e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.6 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8a8a8e

RGB

rgb(138, 138, 142)

HSL

hsl(240, 1.7%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 2.8%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.8%, 2.8%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(57.59, 0.79, -2.13)

LCH

lch(57.59, 2.27, 290.35)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.0059, 286.61)

HWB

hwb(240, 54.1%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e8e8a

Analogous

#8a8c8e

#8a8a8e

#8c8a8e

Triadic

#8a8a8e

#8e8a8a

#8a8e8a

Split-complementary

#8a8a8e

#8e8c8a

#8c8e8a

Tetradic

#8a8a8e

#8e8a8e

#8e8e8a

#8a8e8a

Square

#8a8a8e

#8e8a8c

#8e8e8a

#8a8e8c

Shades

Color #8a8a8e mixed toward black.

#737377

#5c5c5f

#454547

#2e2e2f

#171718

Tints

Color #8a8a8e mixed toward white.

#9e9ea1

#b1b1b4

#c5c5c6

#d8d8d9

#ececec

Tones

Color #8a8a8e mixed toward gray.

#8a8a8e

#8b8b8d

#8c8c8c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.11:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a8d · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#8a8a8d · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#8a8c8c · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 2.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a8a8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a8a8e]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8a8a8e (#8a8a8e) is rgb(138, 138, 142) in RGB.

No, #8a8a8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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