#8c8b92

Color #8c8b92

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.06 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8c8b92

RGB

rgb(140, 139, 146)

HSL

hsl(248.6, 3.1%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.6, 4.8%, 57.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 4.8%, 0%, 42.7%)

LAB

lab(58.15, 1.76, -3.59)

LCH

lch(58.15, 4, 296.12)

OKLCH

oklch(64%, 0.0104, 292.62)

HWB

hwb(248.6, 54.5%, 42.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#91928b

Analogous

#8b8e92

#8c8b92

#908b92

Triadic

#8c8b92

#928c8b

#8b928c

Split-complementary

#8c8b92

#92908b

#8e928b

Tetradic

#8c8b92

#928b91

#91928b

#8b928c

Square

#8c8b92

#928b8e

#91928b

#8b9290

Shades

Color #8c8b92 mixed toward black.

#74737a

#5d5c62

#464549

#2e2e31

#171718

Tints

Color #8c8b92 mixed toward white.

#9f9ea4

#b2b2b6

#c6c5c9

#d9d8db

#ececed

Tones

Color #8c8b92 mixed toward gray.

#8c8c91

#8d8c91

#8d8d90

#8e8d90

#8e8e8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c90 · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#8c8c90 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#8c8f8f · ΔE 5

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 4.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8c8b92;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c8b92]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8c8b92 (#8c8b92) is rgb(140, 139, 146) in RGB.

No, #8c8b92 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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