#8e939b

Color #8e939b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.19 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8e939b

RGB

rgb(142, 147, 155)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 6.1%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 8.4%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.4%, 5.2%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(60.77, -0.18, -4.84)

LCH

lch(60.77, 4.84, 267.87)

OKLCH

oklch(66.2%, 0.0132, 259.97)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 55.7%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b968e

Analogous

#8e999b

#8e939b

#8f8e9b

Triadic

#8e939b

#9b8e93

#939b8e

Split-complementary

#8e939b

#9b8f8e

#999b8e

Tetradic

#8e939b

#968e9b

#9b968e

#939b8e

Square

#8e939b

#9b8e99

#9b968e

#8e9b8f

Shades

Color #8e939b mixed toward black.

#747a83

#5d6269

#46494f

#2e3134

#17181a

Tints

Color #8e939b mixed toward white.

#a1a5ac

#b4b7bc

#c6c9cd

#d9dbde

#ecedee

Tones

Color #8e939b mixed toward gray.

#8f939a

#909399

#919498

#929497

#939495

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#909099 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#909099 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#8e9897 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 4.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e939b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e939b]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#8e939b (#8e939b) is rgb(142, 147, 155) in RGB.

No, #8e939b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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