#8f8e97

Color #8f8e97

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.71 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8f8e97

RGB

rgb(143, 142, 151)

HSL

hsl(246.7, 4.1%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.7, 6%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 6%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(59.36, 2.16, -4.63)

LCH

lch(59.36, 5.11, 295.01)

OKLCH

oklch(65.1%, 0.0133, 291.16)

HWB

hwb(246.7, 55.7%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96978e

Analogous

#8e9297

#8f8e97

#948e97

Triadic

#8f8e97

#978f8e

#8e978f

Split-complementary

#8f8e97

#97948e

#92978e

Tetradic

#8f8e97

#978e96

#96978e

#8e978f

Square

#8f8e97

#978e92

#96978e

#8e9794

Shades

Color #8f8e97 mixed toward black.

#76757f

#5f5e66

#47464c

#2f2f33

#181719

Tints

Color #8f8e97 mixed toward white.

#a2a1a8

#b4b4ba

#c7c7cb

#dad9dc

#ececee

Tones

Color #8f8e97 mixed toward gray.

#908f96

#909096

#919095

#919194

#929293

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.48:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8f95 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#8f8f94 · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#8f9393 · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8f8e97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f8e97]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8f8e97 (#8f8e97) is rgb(143, 142, 151) in RGB.

No, #8f8e97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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