#8e8d97

Color #8e8d97

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.86 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8e8d97

RGB

rgb(142, 141, 151)

HSL

hsl(246, 4.6%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246, 6.6%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 6.6%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(59.01, 2.37, -5.17)

LCH

lch(59.01, 5.69, 294.63)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.0147, 290.65)

HWB

hwb(246, 55.3%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96978d

Analogous

#8d9197

#8e8d97

#938d97

Triadic

#8e8d97

#978e8d

#8d978e

Split-complementary

#8e8d97

#97938d

#91978d

Tetradic

#8e8d97

#978d96

#96978d

#8d978e

Square

#8e8d97

#978d91

#96978d

#8d9793

Shades

Color #8e8d97 mixed toward black.

#75747f

#5e5d66

#46464c

#2f2e33

#171719

Tints

Color #8e8d97 mixed toward white.

#a1a0a8

#b4b3ba

#c7c6cb

#d9d9dc

#ececee

Tones

Color #8e8d97 mixed toward gray.

#8f8e96

#8f8f95

#909095

#919094

#919193

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.41:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8e95 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#8e8e94 · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#8e9392 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e8d97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e8d97]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8e8d97 (#8e8d97) is rgb(142, 141, 151) in RGB.

No, #8e8d97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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