#8a979f

Color #8a979f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.89 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8a979f

RGB

rgb(138, 151, 159)

HSL

hsl(202.9, 9.9%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.9, 13.2%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.2%, 5%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(61.69, -2.95, -5.78)

LCH

lch(61.69, 6.49, 242.96)

OKLCH

oklch(66.9%, 0.0191, 234.81)

HWB

hwb(202.9, 54.1%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f928a

Analogous

#8a9f9c

#8a979f

#8a8c9f

Triadic

#8a979f

#9f8a97

#979f8a

Split-complementary

#8a979f

#9f8a8c

#9f9c8a

Tetradic

#8a979f

#928a9f

#9f928a

#979f8a

Square

#8a979f

#9c8a9f

#9f928a

#8c9f8a

Shades

Color #8a979f mixed toward black.

#6f7f88

#59656d

#434c52

#2d3336

#16191b

Tints

Color #8a979f mixed toward white.

#9da8af

#b1babf

#c4cbcf

#d8dcdf

#ebeeef

Tones

Color #8a979f mixed toward gray.

#8c969d

#8d969b

#8f969a

#919598

#939596

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#90909d · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#8f8e9d · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#8b9c9b · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 6.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a979f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a979f]

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Frequently asked questions

#8a979f (#8a979f) is rgb(138, 151, 159) in RGB.

No, #8a979f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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