#8b8d90

Color #8b8d90

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.3 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8b8d90

RGB

rgb(139, 141, 144)

HSL

hsl(216, 2.2%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 3.5%, 56.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 2.1%, 0%, 43.5%)

LAB

lab(58.56, -0.13, -1.85)

LCH

lch(58.56, 1.85, 265.98)

OKLCH

oklch(64.3%, 0.005, 258.47)

HWB

hwb(216, 54.5%, 43.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#908e8b

Analogous

#8b9090

#8b8d90

#8c8b90

Triadic

#8b8d90

#908b8d

#8d908b

Split-complementary

#8b8d90

#908c8b

#90908b

Tetradic

#8b8d90

#8e8b90

#908e8b

#8d908b

Square

#8b8d90

#908b90

#908e8b

#8b908c

Shades

Color #8b8d90 mixed toward black.

#737579

#5c5e60

#454648

#2e2f30

#171718

Tints

Color #8b8d90 mixed toward white.

#9ea0a3

#b2b3b5

#c5c6c8

#d8d9da

#ececed

Tones

Color #8b8d90 mixed toward gray.

#8b8d90

#8c8d8f

#8d8d8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.31:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c8f · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#8c8c8f · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#8b8f8f · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 1.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b8d90;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b8d90]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8b8d90 (#8b8d90) is rgb(139, 141, 144) in RGB.

No, #8b8d90 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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