#888b8f

Color #888b8f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.85 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#888b8f

RGB

rgb(136, 139, 143)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 3%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 4.9%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 2.8%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(57.73, -0.29, -2.51)

LCH

lch(57.73, 2.53, 263.41)

OKLCH

oklch(63.6%, 0.0069, 255.76)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 53.3%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f8c88

Analogous

#888e8f

#888b8f

#89888f

Triadic

#888b8f

#8f888b

#8b8f88

Split-complementary

#888b8f

#8f8988

#8e8f88

Tetradic

#888b8f

#8c888f

#8f8c88

#8b8f88

Square

#888b8f

#8f888e

#8f8c88

#888f89

Shades

Color #888b8f mixed toward black.

#717478

#5a5d60

#444548

#2d2e30

#171718

Tints

Color #888b8f mixed toward white.

#9c9ea2

#b0b2b4

#c4c5c7

#d7d8da

#ebecec

Tones

Color #888b8f mixed toward gray.

#898b8e

#8a8b8d

#8b8b8c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.14:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#89898e · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#89898e · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#888d8d · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 2.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #888b8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#888b8f]

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

#888b8f (#888b8f) is rgb(136, 139, 143) in RGB.

No, #888b8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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