#838e99

Color #838e99

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 4.73 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#838e99

RGB

rgb(131, 142, 153)

HSL

hsl(210, 9.7%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 14.4%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.4%, 7.2%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(58.48, -1.62, -7.18)

LCH

lch(58.48, 7.36, 257.29)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.0209, 248.1)

HWB

hwb(210, 51.4%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#998e83

Analogous

#839999

#838e99

#838399

Triadic

#838e99

#99838e

#8e9983

Split-complementary

#838e99

#998383

#999983

Tetradic

#838e99

#8e8399

#998e83

#8e9983

Square

#838e99

#998399

#998e83

#839983

Shades

Color #838e99 mixed toward black.

#6b7682

#565f68

#40474e

#2b2f34

#15181a

Tints

Color #838e99 mixed toward white.

#98a1aa

#acb4bb

#c1c7cc

#d6d9dd

#eaecee

Tones

Color #838e99 mixed toward gray.

#858e97

#878e95

#898e94

#8a8e92

#8c8e90

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.29:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#888896 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#878696 · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#849494 · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 6.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #838e99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#838e99]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#838e99 (#838e99) is rgb(131, 142, 153) in RGB.

No, #838e99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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