#8a9195

Color #8a9195

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.04 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8a9195

RGB

rgb(138, 145, 149)

HSL

hsl(201.8, 4.9%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.8, 7.4%, 58.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.4%, 2.7%, 0%, 41.6%)

LAB

lab(59.73, -1.72, -2.99)

LCH

lch(59.73, 3.45, 240.09)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.0101, 232.22)

HWB

hwb(201.8, 54.1%, 41.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#958e8a

Analogous

#8a9594

#8a9195

#8a8c95

Triadic

#8a9195

#958a91

#91958a

Split-complementary

#8a9195

#958a8c

#95948a

Tetradic

#8a9195

#8e8a95

#958e8a

#91958a

Square

#8a9195

#948a95

#958e8a

#8c958a

Shades

Color #8a9195 mixed toward black.

#72797d

#5b6164

#44494b

#2e3032

#171819

Tints

Color #8a9195 mixed toward white.

#9ea3a7

#b1b6b8

#c5c8ca

#d8dadc

#eceded

Tones

Color #8a9195 mixed toward gray.

#8b9194

#8c9193

#8d9092

#8e9091

#8f9090

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d94 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#8d8c94 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#8a9393 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 3.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a9195;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a9195]

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Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#8a9195 (#8a9195) is rgb(138, 145, 149) in RGB.

No, #8a9195 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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