#8e9397

Color #8e9397

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.64 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8e9397

RGB

rgb(142, 147, 151)

HSL

hsl(206.7, 4.1%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.7, 6%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 2.6%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(60.65, -1, -2.74)

LCH

lch(60.65, 2.92, 249.95)

OKLCH

oklch(66%, 0.0083, 241.89)

HWB

hwb(206.7, 55.7%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97928e

Analogous

#8e9797

#8e9397

#8e8f97

Triadic

#8e9397

#978e93

#93978e

Split-complementary

#8e9397

#978e8f

#97978e

Tetradic

#8e9397

#928e97

#97928e

#93978e

Square

#8e9397

#978e97

#97928e

#8f978e

Shades

Color #8e9397 mixed toward black.

#757b7f

#5e6266

#464a4c

#2f3133

#171919

Tints

Color #8e9397 mixed toward white.

#a1a5a8

#b4b7ba

#c7c9cb

#d9dbdc

#ecedee

Tones

Color #8e9397 mixed toward gray.

#8f9396

#909396

#909395

#919394

#929393

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#909096 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#909096 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#8e9595 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 2.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e9397;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e9397]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

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Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#8e9397 (#8e9397) is rgb(142, 147, 151) in RGB.

No, #8e9397 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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