#898c9b

Color #898c9b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 5.69 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#898c9b

RGB

rgb(137, 140, 155)

HSL

hsl(230, 8.3%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230, 11.6%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.6%, 9.7%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(58.45, 2.02, -8.32)

LCH

lch(58.45, 8.56, 283.65)

OKLCH

oklch(64.3%, 0.0226, 276.87)

HWB

hwb(230, 53.7%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b9889

Analogous

#89959b

#898c9b

#8f899b

Triadic

#898c9b

#9b898c

#8c9b89

Split-complementary

#898c9b

#9b8f89

#959b89

Tetradic

#898c9b

#98899b

#9b9889

#8c9b89

Square

#898c9b

#9b8995

#9b9889

#899b8f

Shades

Color #898c9b mixed toward black.

#707384

#595c69

#43454f

#2d2e35

#16171a

Tints

Color #898c9b mixed toward white.

#9d9fac

#b0b2bc

#c4c6cd

#d8d9de

#ebecee

Tones

Color #898c9b mixed toward gray.

#8b8d9a

#8c8e98

#8e8f97

#8f9095

#919194

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

#8a8a98 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#8a8a97 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#899594 · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 7.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #898c9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#898c9b]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#898c9b (#898c9b) is rgb(137, 140, 155) in RGB.

No, #898c9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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