#8b99a1

Color #8b99a1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.38 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8b99a1

RGB

rgb(139, 153, 161)

HSL

hsl(201.8, 10.5%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.8, 13.7%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.7%, 5%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(62.38, -3.28, -5.88)

LCH

lch(62.38, 6.73, 240.85)

OKLCH

oklch(67.4%, 0.02, 232.73)

HWB

hwb(201.8, 54.5%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1938b

Analogous

#8ba19e

#8b99a1

#8b8ea1

Triadic

#8b99a1

#a18b99

#99a18b

Split-complementary

#8b99a1

#a18b8e

#a19e8b

Tetradic

#8b99a1

#938ba1

#a1938b

#99a18b

Square

#8b99a1

#9e8ba1

#a1938b

#8ea18b

Shades

Color #8b99a1 mixed toward black.

#70818a

#59676e

#434d53

#2d3337

#161a1c

Tints

Color #8b99a1 mixed toward white.

#9eaab1

#b2bbc0

#c5ccd0

#d8dde0

#eceeef

Tones

Color #8b99a1 mixed toward gray.

#8d989f

#8f989d

#90979b

#92979a

#949698

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#91919f · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#908f9f · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#8c9e9d · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 6.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b99a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b99a1]

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Frequently asked questions

#8b99a1 (#8b99a1) is rgb(139, 153, 161) in RGB.

No, #8b99a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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