#8a919f

Color #8a919f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 5.67 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8a919f

RGB

rgb(138, 145, 159)

HSL

hsl(220, 9.9%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 13.2%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.2%, 8.8%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(60.03, 0.41, -8.24)

LCH

lch(60.03, 8.25, 272.85)

OKLCH

oklch(65.6%, 0.0223, 264.34)

HWB

hwb(220, 54.1%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f988a

Analogous

#8a9b9f

#8a919f

#8d8a9f

Triadic

#8a919f

#9f8a91

#919f8a

Split-complementary

#8a919f

#9f8d8a

#9b9f8a

Tetradic

#8a919f

#988a9f

#9f988a

#919f8a

Square

#8a919f

#9f8a9b

#9f988a

#8a9f8d

Shades

Color #8a919f mixed toward black.

#6f7888

#59606d

#434852

#2d3036

#16181b

Tints

Color #8a919f mixed toward white.

#9da3af

#b1b6bf

#c4c8cf

#d8dadf

#ebedef

Tones

Color #8a919f mixed toward gray.

#8c919d

#8d929b

#8f939a

#919398

#939496

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.63:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d9c · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#8d8c9b · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#8a9999 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a919f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a919f]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8a919f (#8a919f) is rgb(138, 145, 159) in RGB.

No, #8a919f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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