#8e9aa8

Color #8e9aa8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.6 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#8e9aa8

RGB

rgb(142, 154, 168)

HSL

hsl(212.3, 13%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.3, 15.5%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.5%, 8.3%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(63.08, -1.29, -8.76)

LCH

lch(63.08, 8.85, 261.62)

OKLCH

oklch(68.1%, 0.0249, 252.22)

HWB

hwb(212.3, 55.7%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a89c8e

Analogous

#8ea7a8

#8e9aa8

#8f8ea8

Triadic

#8e9aa8

#a88e9a

#9aa88e

Split-complementary

#8e9aa8

#a88f8e

#a7a88e

Tetradic

#8e9aa8

#9c8ea8

#a89c8e

#9aa88e

Square

#8e9aa8

#a88ea7

#a89c8e

#8ea88f

Shades

Color #8e9aa8 mixed toward black.

#718092

#5a6675

#434d58

#2d333a

#161a1d

Tints

Color #8e9aa8 mixed toward white.

#a1abb7

#b4bcc5

#c7cdd4

#d9dde2

#eceef1

Tones

Color #8e9aa8 mixed toward gray.

#909aa6

#929aa4

#959ba2

#979b9f

#999b9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393a5 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#9392a4 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#8fa2a2 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 7.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e9aa8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e9aa8]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8e9aa8 (#8e9aa8) is rgb(142, 154, 168) in RGB.

No, #8e9aa8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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