#8e989d

Color #8e989d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.42 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#8e989d

RGB

rgb(142, 152, 157)

HSL

hsl(200, 7.1%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 9.6%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 3.2%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(62.2, -2.55, -3.85)

LCH

lch(62.2, 4.62, 236.48)

OKLCH

oklch(67.3%, 0.0138, 229.13)

HWB

hwb(200, 55.7%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d938e

Analogous

#8e9d9a

#8e989d

#8e909d

Triadic

#8e989d

#9d8e98

#989d8e

Split-complementary

#8e989d

#9d8e90

#9d9a8e

Tetradic

#8e989d

#938e9d

#9d938e

#989d8e

Square

#8e989d

#9a8e9d

#9d938e

#909d8e

Shades

Color #8e989d mixed toward black.

#747f85

#5d666b

#454c50

#2e3335

#17191b

Tints

Color #8e989d mixed toward white.

#a1a9ad

#b4babe

#c6cbce

#d9ddde

#eceeef

Tones

Color #8e989d mixed toward gray.

#8f989c

#90979a

#929799

#939698

#949697

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#92939c · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#92919c · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#8f9b9b · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e989d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e989d]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8e989d (#8e989d) is rgb(142, 152, 157) in RGB.

No, #8e989d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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