#8a96a0

Color #8a96a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.06 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#8a96a0

RGB

rgb(138, 150, 160)

HSL

hsl(207.3, 10.4%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.3, 13.8%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 6.2%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(61.44, -2.17, -6.71)

LCH

lch(61.44, 7.05, 252.08)

OKLCH

oklch(66.7%, 0.0203, 243.06)

HWB

hwb(207.3, 54.1%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0948a

Analogous

#8aa09f

#8a96a0

#8a8ba0

Triadic

#8a96a0

#a08a96

#96a08a

Split-complementary

#8a96a0

#a08a8b

#a09f8a

Tetradic

#8a96a0

#948aa0

#a0948a

#96a08a

Square

#8a96a0

#9f8aa0

#a0948a

#8ba08a

Shades

Color #8a96a0 mixed toward black.

#6f7d89

#59646e

#434b52

#2c3237

#16191b

Tints

Color #8a96a0 mixed toward white.

#9da7b0

#b1b9c0

#c4cacf

#d8dcdf

#ebedef

Tones

Color #8a96a0 mixed toward gray.

#8c969e

#8e969c

#8f959a

#919599

#939597

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8f9e · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#8f8e9d · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#8b9c9b · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 6.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a96a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a96a0]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#8a96a0 (#8a96a0) is rgb(138, 150, 160) in RGB.

No, #8a96a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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