#8b8992

Color #8b8992

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.51 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8b8992

RGB

rgb(139, 137, 146)

HSL

hsl(253.3, 4%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.3, 6.2%, 57.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 6.2%, 0%, 42.7%)

LAB

lab(57.52, 2.54, -4.53)

LCH

lch(57.52, 5.19, 299.28)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.0135, 295.99)

HWB

hwb(253.3, 53.7%, 42.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#909289

Analogous

#898c92

#8b8992

#908992

Triadic

#8b8992

#928b89

#89928b

Split-complementary

#8b8992

#929089

#8c9289

Tetradic

#8b8992

#928990

#909289

#89928b

Square

#8b8992

#92898c

#909289

#899290

Shades

Color #8b8992 mixed toward black.

#73717b

#5c5b62

#45444a

#2e2d31

#171719

Tints

Color #8b8992 mixed toward white.

#9e9da4

#b2b0b6

#c5c4c9

#d8d8db

#ecebed

Tones

Color #8b8992 mixed toward gray.

#8b8a91

#8c8a91

#8c8b90

#8d8c8f

#8d8d8e

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

#8a8a90 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#8a8a8f · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#8b8e8e · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b8992;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b8992]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#8b8992 (#8b8992) is rgb(139, 137, 146) in RGB.

No, #8b8992 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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