#8b8d96

Color #8b8d96

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.28 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8b8d96

RGB

rgb(139, 141, 150)

HSL

hsl(229.1, 5%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.1, 7.3%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.3%, 6%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(58.73, 1.1, -5.03)

LCH

lch(58.73, 5.15, 282.34)

OKLCH

oklch(64.5%, 0.0136, 275.92)

HWB

hwb(229.1, 54.5%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96948b

Analogous

#8b9396

#8b8d96

#8f8b96

Triadic

#8b8d96

#968b8d

#8d968b

Split-complementary

#8b8d96

#968f8b

#93968b

Tetradic

#8b8d96

#948b96

#96948b

#8d968b

Square

#8b8d96

#968b93

#96948b

#8b968f

Shades

Color #8b8d96 mixed toward black.

#72757f

#5c5d65

#45464c

#2e2f33

#171719

Tints

Color #8b8d96 mixed toward white.

#9ea0a8

#b2b3b9

#c5c6cb

#d8d9dc

#ececee

Tones

Color #8b8d96 mixed toward gray.

#8c8e95

#8d8e94

#8e8f93

#8f8f92

#909092

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c94 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#8c8c93 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#8b9292 · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 4.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b8d96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b8d96]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#8b8d96 (#8b8d96) is rgb(139, 141, 150) in RGB.

No, #8b8d96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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