#8b8c8d

Color #8b8c8d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.66 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8b8c8d

RGB

rgb(139, 140, 141)

HSL

hsl(210, 0.9%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 1.4%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.4%, 0.7%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(58.2, -0.17, -0.66)

LCH

lch(58.2, 0.68, 255.56)

OKLCH

oklch(64%, 0.0019, 248.75)

HWB

hwb(210, 54.5%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d8c8b

Analogous

#8b8d8d

#8b8c8d

#8b8b8d

Triadic

#8b8c8d

#8d8b8c

#8c8d8b

Split-complementary

#8b8c8d

#8d8b8b

#8d8d8b

Tetradic

#8b8c8d

#8c8b8d

#8d8c8b

#8c8d8b

Square

#8b8c8d

#8d8b8d

#8d8c8b

#8b8d8b

Shades

Color #8b8c8d mixed toward black.

#747576

#5c5d5e

#454647

#2e2f2f

#171718

Tints

Color #8b8c8d mixed toward white.

#9e9fa0

#b2b2b3

#c5c5c6

#d8d9d9

#ececec

Tones

Color #8b8c8d mixed toward gray.

#8b8c8d

#8c8c8c

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

#8b8b8d · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#8b8b8d · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#8b8d8d · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 0.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b8c8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b8c8d]

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Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#8b8c8d (#8b8c8d) is rgb(139, 140, 141) in RGB.

No, #8b8c8d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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