#8b8d93

Color #8b8d93

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.13 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8b8d93

RGB

rgb(139, 141, 147)

HSL

hsl(225, 3.6%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 5.4%, 57.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.4%, 4.1%, 0%, 42.4%)

LAB

lab(58.64, 0.48, -3.44)

LCH

lch(58.64, 3.47, 277.94)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.0092, 271.25)

HWB

hwb(225, 54.5%, 42.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#93918b

Analogous

#8b9193

#8b8d93

#8d8b93

Triadic

#8b8d93

#938b8d

#8d938b

Split-complementary

#8b8d93

#938d8b

#91938b

Tetradic

#8b8d93

#918b93

#93918b

#8d938b

Square

#8b8d93

#938b91

#93918b

#8b938d

Shades

Color #8b8d93 mixed toward black.

#73757c

#5c5e63

#45464a

#2e2f31

#171719

Tints

Color #8b8d93 mixed toward white.

#9ea0a5

#b2b3b7

#c5c6c9

#d8d9db

#ececed

Tones

Color #8b8d93 mixed toward gray.

#8c8d92

#8c8e92

#8d8e91

#8e8e90

#8e8f90

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.33:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c92 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#8c8c91 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#8b9090 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 3.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b8d93;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b8d93]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8b8d93 (#8b8d93) is rgb(139, 141, 147) in RGB.

No, #8b8d93 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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