#8b8f99

Color #8b8f99

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.95 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8b8f99

RGB

rgb(139, 143, 153)

HSL

hsl(222.9, 6.4%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.9, 9.2%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.2%, 6.5%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(59.37, 0.6, -5.79)

LCH

lch(59.37, 5.82, 275.92)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.0155, 268.52)

HWB

hwb(222.9, 54.5%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99958b

Analogous

#8b9699

#8b8f99

#8e8b99

Triadic

#8b8f99

#998b8f

#8f998b

Split-complementary

#8b8f99

#998e8b

#96998b

Tetradic

#8b8f99

#958b99

#99958b

#8f998b

Square

#8b8f99

#998b96

#99958b

#8b998e

Shades

Color #8b8f99 mixed toward black.

#727682

#5b5f68

#44474e

#2e2f34

#17181a

Tints

Color #8b8f99 mixed toward white.

#9ea2aa

#b2b4bb

#c5c7cc

#d8dadd

#ececee

Tones

Color #8b8f99 mixed toward gray.

#8c9098

#8d9097

#8f9196

#909194

#919293

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d97 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#8d8c96 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#8b9594 · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b8f99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b8f99]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8b8f99 (#8b8f99) is rgb(139, 143, 153) in RGB.

No, #8b8f99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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