#888f9c

Color #888f9c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 5.32 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#888f9c

RGB

rgb(136, 143, 156)

HSL

hsl(219, 9.2%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219, 12.8%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.8%, 8.3%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(59.23, 0.2, -7.74)

LCH

lch(59.23, 7.74, 271.48)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.0211, 262.91)

HWB

hwb(219, 53.3%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c9588

Analogous

#88999c

#888f9c

#8b889c

Triadic

#888f9c

#9c888f

#8f9c88

Split-complementary

#888f9c

#9c8b88

#999c88

Tetradic

#888f9c

#95889c

#9c9588

#8f9c88

Square

#888f9c

#9c8899

#9c9588

#889c8b

Shades

Color #888f9c mixed toward black.

#6f7685

#585f6a

#424750

#2c2f35

#16181b

Tints

Color #888f9c mixed toward white.

#9ca2ad

#b0b4bd

#c4c7ce

#d7dade

#ebecef

Tones

Color #888f9c mixed toward gray.

#8a909a

#8b9099

#8d9197

#8f9195

#909294

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.46:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8b99 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#8b8a98 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#889796 · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 6.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #888f9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#888f9c]

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

#888f9c (#888f9c) is rgb(136, 143, 156) in RGB.

No, #888f9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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