#8fa0ae

Color #8fa0ae

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.28 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8fa0ae

RGB

rgb(143, 160, 174)

HSL

hsl(207.1, 16.1%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.1, 17.8%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.8%, 8%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(64.99, -2.95, -9.27)

LCH

lch(64.99, 9.73, 252.35)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.0282, 242.98)

HWB

hwb(207.1, 56.1%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ae9d8f

Analogous

#8faead

#8fa0ae

#8f91ae

Triadic

#8fa0ae

#ae8fa0

#a0ae8f

Split-complementary

#8fa0ae

#ae8f91

#aead8f

Tetradic

#8fa0ae

#9d8fae

#ae9d8f

#a0ae8f

Square

#8fa0ae

#ad8fae

#ae9d8f

#91ae8f

Shades

Color #8fa0ae mixed toward black.

#708698

#596b7b

#43515c

#2c363d

#161b1f

Tints

Color #8fa0ae mixed toward white.

#a2b0bc

#b4c0c9

#c7d0d7

#dadfe4

#eceff2

Tones

Color #8fa0ae mixed toward gray.

#92a0ac

#94a0a9

#979fa6

#999fa4

#9c9fa1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797ab · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#9694aa · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#90a8a8 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 8.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8fa0ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8fa0ae]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#8fa0ae (#8fa0ae) is rgb(143, 160, 174) in RGB.

No, #8fa0ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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