#8e9396

Color #8e9396

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.47 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8e9396

RGB

rgb(142, 147, 150)

HSL

hsl(202.5, 3.7%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.5, 5.3%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 2%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(60.62, -1.21, -2.21)

LCH

lch(60.62, 2.52, 241.3)

OKLCH

oklch(66%, 0.0073, 233.91)

HWB

hwb(202.5, 55.7%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96918e

Analogous

#8e9695

#8e9396

#8e8f96

Triadic

#8e9396

#968e93

#93968e

Split-complementary

#8e9396

#968e8f

#96958e

Tetradic

#8e9396

#918e96

#96918e

#93968e

Square

#8e9396

#958e96

#96918e

#8f968e

Shades

Color #8e9396 mixed toward black.

#757b7e

#5e6265

#464a4c

#2f3133

#171919

Tints

Color #8e9396 mixed toward white.

#a1a5a8

#b4b7b9

#c7c9cb

#d9dbdc

#ecedee

Tones

Color #8e9396 mixed toward gray.

#8f9395

#909394

#919293

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#909095 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#909095 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#8e9595 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 2.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e9396;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e9396]

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Frequently asked questions

#8e9396 (#8e9396) is rgb(142, 147, 150) in RGB.

No, #8e9396 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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