#8d8a99

Color #8d8a99

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.65 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8d8a99

RGB

rgb(141, 138, 153)

HSL

hsl(252, 6.8%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 9.8%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.8%, 9.8%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(58.17, 4.14, -7.56)

LCH

lch(58.17, 8.62, 298.71)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.0224, 294.85)

HWB

hwb(252, 54.1%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96998a

Analogous

#8a8f99

#8d8a99

#958a99

Triadic

#8d8a99

#998d8a

#8a998d

Split-complementary

#8d8a99

#99958a

#8f998a

Tetradic

#8d8a99

#998a96

#96998a

#8a998d

Square

#8d8a99

#998a8f

#96998a

#8a9995

Shades

Color #8d8a99 mixed toward black.

#747182

#5d5a68

#46444e

#2f2d34

#17171a

Tints

Color #8d8a99 mixed toward white.

#a09eaa

#b3b1bb

#c6c5cc

#d9d8dd

#ececee

Tones

Color #8d8a99 mixed toward gray.

#8e8b98

#8f8d97

#8f8e95

#908f94

#919093

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c96 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#8c8c95 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#8d9392 · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8d8a99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d8a99]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#8d8a99 (#8d8a99) is rgb(141, 138, 153) in RGB.

No, #8d8a99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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