#8e919a

Color #8e919a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.93 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#8e919a

RGB

rgb(142, 145, 154)

HSL

hsl(225, 5.6%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 7.8%, 60.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.8%, 5.8%, 0%, 39.6%)

LAB

lab(60.19, 0.73, -5.13)

LCH

lch(60.19, 5.18, 278.1)

OKLCH

oklch(65.7%, 0.0137, 271.25)

HWB

hwb(225, 55.7%, 39.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9a978e

Analogous

#8e979a

#8e919a

#918e9a

Triadic

#8e919a

#9a8e91

#919a8e

Split-complementary

#8e919a

#9a918e

#979a8e

Tetradic

#8e919a

#978e9a

#9a978e

#919a8e

Square

#8e919a

#9a8e97

#9a978e

#8e9a91

Shades

Color #8e919a mixed toward black.

#747882

#5d6068

#46484e

#2f3034

#17181a

Tints

Color #8e919a mixed toward white.

#a1a3ab

#b4b6bc

#c6c8cc

#d9dadd

#ecedee

Tones

Color #8e919a mixed toward gray.

#8f9199

#909298

#919297

#929396

#939395

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8f98 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#8f8f97 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#8e9696 · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 4.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e919a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e919a]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8e919a (#8e919a) is rgb(142, 145, 154) in RGB.

No, #8e919a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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