#8a909c

Color #8a909c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.07 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8a909c

RGB

rgb(138, 144, 156)

HSL

hsl(220, 8.3%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 11.5%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.5%, 7.7%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(59.66, 0.32, -7.08)

LCH

lch(59.66, 7.09, 272.59)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.0192, 264.32)

HWB

hwb(220, 54.1%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c968a

Analogous

#8a999c

#8a909c

#8d8a9c

Triadic

#8a909c

#9c8a90

#909c8a

Split-complementary

#8a909c

#9c8d8a

#999c8a

Tetradic

#8a909c

#968a9c

#9c968a

#909c8a

Square

#8a909c

#9c8a99

#9c968a

#8a9c8d

Shades

Color #8a909c mixed toward black.

#707785

#5a5f6a

#434750

#2d3035

#16181b

Tints

Color #8a909c mixed toward white.

#9da2ac

#b1b5bd

#c4c7cd

#d8dade

#ebecee

Tones

Color #8a909c mixed toward gray.

#8b909a

#8d9199

#8e9197

#909296

#919294

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.55:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d99 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#8c8c99 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#8a9796 · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 6.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a909c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a909c]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8a909c (#8a909c) is rgb(138, 144, 156) in RGB.

No, #8a909c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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