#8b9194

Color #8b9194

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.8 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8b9194

RGB

rgb(139, 145, 148)

HSL

hsl(200, 4%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 6.1%, 58%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 2%, 0%, 42%)

LAB

lab(59.78, -1.57, -2.34)

LCH

lch(59.78, 2.82, 236.14)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.0084, 228.88)

HWB

hwb(200, 54.5%, 42%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#948e8b

Analogous

#8b9493

#8b9194

#8b8d94

Triadic

#8b9194

#948b91

#91948b

Split-complementary

#8b9194

#948b8d

#94938b

Tetradic

#8b9194

#8e8b94

#948e8b

#91948b

Square

#8b9194

#938b94

#948e8b

#8d948b

Shades

Color #8b9194 mixed toward black.

#73797c

#5c6164

#45494b

#2e3032

#171819

Tints

Color #8b9194 mixed toward white.

#9ea3a6

#b2b6b8

#c5c8ca

#d8dadb

#eceded

Tones

Color #8b9194 mixed toward gray.

#8c9193

#8d9193

#8d9092

#8e9091

#8f9090

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8e93 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#8d8d93 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#8b9393 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 3.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b9194;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b9194]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8b9194 (#8b9194) is rgb(139, 145, 148) in RGB.

No, #8b9194 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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