#8b8d98

Color #8b8d98

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.9 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#8b8d98

RGB

rgb(139, 141, 152)

HSL

hsl(230.8, 5.9%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.8, 8.6%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 7.2%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(58.79, 1.51, -6.08)

LCH

lch(58.79, 6.26, 283.95)

OKLCH

oklch(64.5%, 0.0164, 277.69)

HWB

hwb(230.8, 54.5%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98968b

Analogous

#8b9498

#8b8d98

#908b98

Triadic

#8b8d98

#988b8d

#8d988b

Split-complementary

#8b8d98

#98908b

#94988b

Tetradic

#8b8d98

#968b98

#98968b

#8d988b

Square

#8b8d98

#988b94

#98968b

#8b9890

Shades

Color #8b8d98 mixed toward black.

#727480

#5b5d67

#45464d

#2e2f33

#17171a

Tints

Color #8b8d98 mixed toward white.

#9ea0a9

#b2b3ba

#c5c6cc

#d8d9dd

#ececee

Tones

Color #8b8d98 mixed toward gray.

#8c8e97

#8d8f96

#8e8f95

#8f9094

#919193

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.36:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c95 · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#8c8c95 · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#8b9393 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 5.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b8d98;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b8d98]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8b8d98 (#8b8d98) is rgb(139, 141, 152) in RGB.

No, #8b8d98 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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