#8d8c91

Color #8d8c91

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.66 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8d8c91

RGB

rgb(141, 140, 145)

HSL

hsl(252, 2.2%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 3.4%, 56.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.8%, 3.4%, 0%, 43.1%)

LAB

lab(58.47, 1.36, -2.53)

LCH

lch(58.47, 2.87, 298.26)

OKLCH

oklch(64.3%, 0.0074, 295.53)

HWB

hwb(252, 54.9%, 43.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#90918c

Analogous

#8c8e91

#8d8c91

#908c91

Triadic

#8d8c91

#918d8c

#8c918d

Split-complementary

#8d8c91

#91908c

#8e918c

Tetradic

#8d8c91

#918c90

#90918c

#8c918d

Square

#8d8c91

#918c8e

#90918c

#8c9190

Shades

Color #8d8c91 mixed toward black.

#757479

#5e5d61

#464649

#2f2e31

#171718

Tints

Color #8d8c91 mixed toward white.

#a09fa3

#b3b2b6

#c6c6c8

#d9d9da

#ececed

Tones

Color #8d8c91 mixed toward gray.

#8d8c91

#8e8d90

#8e8e8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.29:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d90 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#8d8d90 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#8d8f8f · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8d8c91;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d8c91]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#8d8c91 (#8d8c91) is rgb(141, 140, 145) in RGB.

No, #8d8c91 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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