#8b8f9b

Color #8b8f9b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.42 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8b8f9b

RGB

rgb(139, 143, 155)

HSL

hsl(225, 7.4%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 10.3%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 7.7%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(59.43, 1.02, -6.84)

LCH

lch(59.43, 6.92, 278.48)

OKLCH

oklch(65.1%, 0.0184, 271.25)

HWB

hwb(225, 54.5%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b978b

Analogous

#8b979b

#8b8f9b

#8f8b9b

Triadic

#8b8f9b

#9b8b8f

#8f9b8b

Split-complementary

#8b8f9b

#9b8f8b

#979b8b

Tetradic

#8b8f9b

#978b9b

#9b978b

#8f9b8b

Square

#8b8f9b

#9b8b97

#9b978b

#8b9b8f

Shades

Color #8b8f9b mixed toward black.

#717683

#5b5e69

#44474f

#2d2f35

#17181a

Tints

Color #8b8f9b mixed toward white.

#9ea2ac

#b2b4bc

#c5c7cd

#d8dade

#ececee

Tones

Color #8b8f9b mixed toward gray.

#8c909a

#8e9098

#8f9197

#909296

#929294

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d98 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#8d8c98 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#8b9695 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 6.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b8f9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b8f9b]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8b8f9b (#8b8f9b) is rgb(139, 143, 155) in RGB.

No, #8b8f9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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