#8a8b90

Color #8a8b90

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.19 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8a8b90

RGB

rgb(138, 139, 144)

HSL

hsl(230, 2.6%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230, 4.2%, 56.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 3.5%, 0%, 43.5%)

LAB

lab(57.92, 0.63, -2.79)

LCH

lch(57.92, 2.86, 282.72)

OKLCH

oklch(63.7%, 0.0075, 276.93)

HWB

hwb(230, 54.1%, 43.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#908f8a

Analogous

#8a8e90

#8a8b90

#8c8a90

Triadic

#8a8b90

#908a8b

#8b908a

Split-complementary

#8a8b90

#908c8a

#8e908a

Tetradic

#8a8b90

#8f8a90

#908f8a

#8b908a

Square

#8a8b90

#908a8e

#908f8a

#8a908c

Shades

Color #8a8b90 mixed toward black.

#727379

#5c5c60

#454548

#2e2e30

#171718

Tints

Color #8a8b90 mixed toward white.

#9e9ea2

#b1b2b5

#c5c5c7

#d8d8da

#ececec

Tones

Color #8a8b90 mixed toward gray.

#8b8b8f

#8b8c8f

#8c8c8e

#8d8d8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.18:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a8f · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#8a8a8f · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#8a8e8e · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 2.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a8b90;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a8b90]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8a8b90 (#8a8b90) is rgb(138, 139, 144) in RGB.

No, #8a8b90 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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