#8a8c8f

Color #8a8c8f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.94 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8a8c8f

RGB

rgb(138, 140, 143)

HSL

hsl(216, 2.2%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 3.5%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 2.1%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(58.17, -0.13, -1.85)

LCH

lch(58.17, 1.85, 265.98)

OKLCH

oklch(63.9%, 0.005, 258.47)

HWB

hwb(216, 54.1%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f8d8a

Analogous

#8a8f8f

#8a8c8f

#8a8a8f

Triadic

#8a8c8f

#8f8a8c

#8c8f8a

Split-complementary

#8a8c8f

#8f8a8a

#8f8f8a

Tetradic

#8a8c8f

#8d8a8f

#8f8d8a

#8c8f8a

Square

#8a8c8f

#8f8a8f

#8f8d8a

#8a8f8a

Shades

Color #8a8c8f mixed toward black.

#737578

#5c5d60

#454648

#2e2f30

#171718

Tints

Color #8a8c8f mixed toward white.

#9d9fa2

#b1b2b4

#c4c6c7

#d8d9da

#ebecec

Tones

Color #8a8c8f mixed toward gray.

#8a8c8f

#8b8c8e

#8c8c8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8b8e · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#8b8b8e · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#8a8e8e · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 1.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a8c8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a8c8f]

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

#8a8c8f (#8a8c8f) is rgb(138, 140, 143) in RGB.

No, #8a8c8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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