#8a8c95

Color #8a8c95

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.01 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8a8c95

RGB

rgb(138, 140, 149)

HSL

hsl(229.1, 4.9%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.1, 7.4%, 58.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.4%, 6%, 0%, 41.6%)

LAB

lab(58.35, 1.1, -5.03)

LCH

lch(58.35, 5.15, 282.34)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.0136, 275.92)

HWB

hwb(229.1, 54.1%, 41.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95938a

Analogous

#8a9295

#8a8c95

#8e8a95

Triadic

#8a8c95

#958a8c

#8c958a

Split-complementary

#8a8c95

#958e8a

#92958a

Tetradic

#8a8c95

#938a95

#95938a

#8c958a

Square

#8a8c95

#958a92

#95938a

#8a958e

Shades

Color #8a8c95 mixed toward black.

#72747d

#5b5d64

#44464b

#2e2e32

#171719

Tints

Color #8a8c95 mixed toward white.

#9e9fa7

#b1b2b8

#c5c6ca

#d8d9dc

#ececed

Tones

Color #8a8c95 mixed toward gray.

#8b8d94

#8c8d93

#8d8e92

#8e8e91

#8f8f90

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.27:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8b93 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#8b8b92 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#8a9191 · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 4.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a8c95;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a8c95]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#8a8c95 (#8a8c95) is rgb(138, 140, 149) in RGB.

No, #8a8c95 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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