#8e8a91

Color #8e8a91

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.16 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#8e8a91

RGB

rgb(142, 138, 145)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 3.1%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 4.8%, 56.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 4.8%, 0%, 43.1%)

LAB

lab(58.01, 2.85, -3.2)

LCH

lch(58.01, 4.29, 311.69)

OKLCH

oklch(63.9%, 0.0113, 311.04)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 54.1%, 43.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d918a

Analogous

#8b8a91

#8e8a91

#918a91

Triadic

#8e8a91

#918e8a

#8a918e

Split-complementary

#8e8a91

#91918a

#8a918b

Tetradic

#8e8a91

#918a8d

#8d918a

#8a918e

Square

#8e8a91

#918b8a

#8d918a

#8a9191

Shades

Color #8e8a91 mixed toward black.

#76727a

#5f5b61

#474549

#2f2e31

#181718

Tints

Color #8e8a91 mixed toward white.

#a19ea3

#b4b1b6

#c7c5c8

#d9d8da

#ececed

Tones

Color #8e8a91 mixed toward gray.

#8e8b90

#8e8c8f

#8e8d8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.19:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c8f · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#8d8d8f · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e8a91;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e8a91]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8e8a91 (#8e8a91) is rgb(142, 138, 145) in RGB.

No, #8e8a91 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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