#8b8f96

Color #8b8f96

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.08 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8b8f96

RGB

rgb(139, 143, 150)

HSL

hsl(218.2, 5%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.2, 7.3%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.3%, 4.7%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(59.28, -0.03, -4.21)

LCH

lch(59.28, 4.21, 269.59)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.0114, 261.94)

HWB

hwb(218.2, 54.5%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96928b

Analogous

#8b9596

#8b8f96

#8d8b96

Triadic

#8b8f96

#968b8f

#8f968b

Split-complementary

#8b8f96

#968d8b

#95968b

Tetradic

#8b8f96

#928b96

#96928b

#8f968b

Square

#8b8f96

#968b95

#96928b

#8b968d

Shades

Color #8b8f96 mixed toward black.

#72777f

#5c5f65

#45474c

#2e3033

#171819

Tints

Color #8b8f96 mixed toward white.

#9ea2a8

#b2b4b9

#c5c7cb

#d8dadc

#ececee

Tones

Color #8b8f96 mixed toward gray.

#8c8f95

#8d9094

#8e9093

#8f9092

#909092

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d94 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#8d8c94 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#8b9393 · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 3.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b8f96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b8f96]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8b8f96 (#8b8f96) is rgb(139, 143, 150) in RGB.

No, #8b8f96 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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