#8b8b89

Color #8b8b89

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.37 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8b8b89

RGB

rgb(139, 139, 137)

HSL

hsl(60, 0.9%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 1.4%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 1.4%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(57.81, -0.39, 1.07)

LCH

lch(57.81, 1.14, 110.03)

OKLCH

oklch(63.6%, 0.0029, 105.95)

HWB

hwb(60, 53.7%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89898b

Analogous

#8b8a89

#8b8b89

#8a8b89

Triadic

#8b8b89

#898b8b

#8b898b

Split-complementary

#8b8b89

#898a8b

#8a898b

Tetradic

#8b8b89

#898b89

#89898b

#8b898b

Square

#8b8b89

#898b8a

#89898b

#8b898a

Shades

Color #8b8b89 mixed toward black.

#747472

#5d5d5b

#464644

#2e2e2e

#171717

Tints

Color #8b8b89 mixed toward white.

#9e9e9d

#b2b2b0

#c5c5c4

#d8d8d8

#ececeb

Tones

Color #8b8b89 mixed toward gray.

#8b8b89

#8a8a89

#8a8a8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.15:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8b89 · ΔE 0

Deuteranopia

#8b8b8a · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#8b8a8a · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 1.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b8b89;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b8b89]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#8b8b89 (#8b8b89) is rgb(139, 139, 137) in RGB.

No, #8b8b89 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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