#848b97

Color #848b97

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 4.79 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#848b97

RGB

rgb(132, 139, 151)

HSL

hsl(217.9, 8.4%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.9, 12.6%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 7.9%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(57.66, -0.02, -7.25)

LCH

lch(57.66, 7.25, 269.84)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.0197, 261.25)

HWB

hwb(217.9, 51.8%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#979084

Analogous

#849597

#848b97

#878497

Triadic

#848b97

#97848b

#8b9784

Split-complementary

#848b97

#978784

#959784

Tetradic

#848b97

#908497

#979084

#8b9784

Square

#848b97

#978495

#979084

#849787

Shades

Color #848b97 mixed toward black.

#6c7380

#565c66

#41454d

#2b2e33

#16171a

Tints

Color #848b97 mixed toward white.

#989ea8

#adb2ba

#c1c5cb

#d6d8dc

#eaecee

Tones

Color #848b97 mixed toward gray.

#868b95

#878c94

#898c92

#8a8d91

#8c8d8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.12:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#878794 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#878694 · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#849291 · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #848b97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#848b97]

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

#848b97 (#848b97) is rgb(132, 139, 151) in RGB.

No, #848b97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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