#838e9e

Color #838e9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 3.49 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#838e9e

RGB

rgb(131, 142, 158)

HSL

hsl(215.6, 12.2%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.6, 17.1%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.1%, 10.1%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(58.64, -0.5, -9.81)

LCH

lch(58.64, 9.82, 267.08)

OKLCH

oklch(64.3%, 0.0271, 257.65)

HWB

hwb(215.6, 51.4%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e9383

Analogous

#839c9e

#838e9e

#86839e

Triadic

#838e9e

#9e838e

#8e9e83

Split-complementary

#838e9e

#9e8683

#9c9e83

Tetradic

#838e9e

#93839e

#9e9383

#8e9e83

Square

#838e9e

#9e839c

#9e9383

#839e86

Shades

Color #838e9e mixed toward black.

#6a7687

#555e6c

#3f4751

#2a2f36

#15181b

Tints

Color #838e9e mixed toward white.

#98a1ae

#acb4be

#c1c7cf

#d6d9df

#eaecef

Tones

Color #838e9e mixed toward gray.

#858e9c

#888f9a

#8a8f97

#8c9095

#8e9093

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.33:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#88889a · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#878699 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#849797 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 8.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #838e9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#838e9e]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#838e9e (#838e9e) is rgb(131, 142, 158) in RGB.

No, #838e9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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