#8a8a91

Color #8a8a91

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.71 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8a8a91

RGB

rgb(138, 138, 145)

HSL

hsl(240, 3.1%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 4.8%, 56.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 4.8%, 0%, 43.1%)

LAB

lab(57.68, 1.4, -3.73)

LCH

lch(57.68, 3.98, 290.57)

OKLCH

oklch(63.6%, 0.0103, 286.33)

HWB

hwb(240, 54.1%, 43.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#91918a

Analogous

#8a8e91

#8a8a91

#8e8a91

Triadic

#8a8a91

#918a8a

#8a918a

Split-complementary

#8a8a91

#918e8a

#8e918a

Tetradic

#8a8a91

#918a91

#91918a

#8a918a

Square

#8a8a91

#918a8e

#91918a

#8a918e

Shades

Color #8a8a91 mixed toward black.

#72727a

#5b5b61

#454549

#2e2e31

#171718

Tints

Color #8a8a91 mixed toward white.

#9e9ea3

#b1b1b6

#c5c5c8

#d8d8da

#ececed

Tones

Color #8a8a91 mixed toward gray.

#8b8b90

#8c8c8f

#8d8d8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.12:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a8f · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#8a8a8f · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#8a8e8e · ΔE 5

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 3.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a8a91;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a8a91]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8a8a91 (#8a8a91) is rgb(138, 138, 145) in RGB.

No, #8a8a91 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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