#808998

Color #808998

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 3.13 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#808998

RGB

rgb(128, 137, 152)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 10.4%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 15.8%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.8%, 9.9%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(56.83, -0.03, -9.1)

LCH

lch(56.83, 9.1, 269.81)

OKLCH

oklch(62.8%, 0.0249, 260.76)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 50.2%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#988f80

Analogous

#809598

#808998

#838098

Triadic

#808998

#988089

#899880

Split-complementary

#808998

#988380

#959880

Tetradic

#808998

#8f8098

#988f80

#899880

Square

#808998

#988095

#988f80

#809883

Shades

Color #808998 mixed toward black.

#697281

#545b67

#3f444d

#2a2d34

#15171a

Tints

Color #808998 mixed toward white.

#959da9

#aab0ba

#c0c4cb

#d5d8dd

#eaebee

Tones

Color #808998 mixed toward gray.

#828a96

#848a94

#868a92

#888b90

#8a8b8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#848495 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#838394 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#809291 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 7.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #808998;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#808998]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#808998 (#808998) is rgb(128, 137, 152) in RGB.

No, #808998 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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