#8a8a8c

Color #8a8a8c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.1 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8a8a8c

RGB

rgb(138, 138, 140)

HSL

hsl(240, 0.9%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 1.4%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.4%, 1.4%, 0%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(57.53, 0.39, -1.07)

LCH

lch(57.53, 1.14, 290.03)

OKLCH

oklch(63.4%, 0.0029, 285.95)

HWB

hwb(240, 54.1%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c8c8a

Analogous

#8a8b8c

#8a8a8c

#8b8a8c

Triadic

#8a8a8c

#8c8a8a

#8a8c8a

Split-complementary

#8a8a8c

#8c8b8a

#8b8c8a

Tetradic

#8a8a8c

#8c8a8c

#8c8c8a

#8a8c8a

Square

#8a8a8c

#8c8a8b

#8c8c8a

#8a8c8b

Shades

Color #8a8a8c mixed toward black.

#737375

#5c5c5d

#454546

#2e2e2f

#171717

Tints

Color #8a8a8c mixed toward white.

#9d9d9f

#b1b1b2

#c4c4c6

#d8d8d9

#ebebec

Tones

Color #8a8a8c mixed toward gray.

#8a8a8c

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#8b8b8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.09:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a8c · ΔE 0

Deuteranopia

#8a8a8b · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#8a8b8b · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 1.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a8a8c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a8a8c]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8a8a8c (#8a8a8c) is rgb(138, 138, 140) in RGB.

No, #8a8a8c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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