#8d949c

Color #8d949c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#8d949c

RGB

rgb(141, 148, 156)

HSL

hsl(212, 7%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212, 9.6%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 5.1%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(61, -0.88, -5.08)

LCH

lch(61, 5.16, 260.17)

OKLCH

oklch(66.3%, 0.0143, 251.69)

HWB

hwb(212, 55.3%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c958d

Analogous

#8d9b9c

#8d949c

#8d8d9c

Triadic

#8d949c

#9c8d94

#949c8d

Split-complementary

#8d949c

#9c8d8d

#9b9c8d

Tetradic

#8d949c

#958d9c

#9c958d

#949c8d

Square

#8d949c

#9c8d9b

#9c958d

#8d9c8d

Shades

Color #8d949c mixed toward black.

#737b84

#5c626a

#454a4f

#2e3135

#17191a

Tints

Color #8d949c mixed toward white.

#a0a6ac

#b3b8bd

#c6c9cd

#d9dbde

#ecedee

Tones

Color #8d949c mixed toward gray.

#8e949b

#8f9499

#919498

#929497

#939496

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#90909a · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#908f9a · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#8d9998 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 4.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8d949c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d949c]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8d949c (#8d949c) is rgb(141, 148, 156) in RGB.

No, #8d949c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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