#8b9094

Color #8b9094

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.6 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8b9094

RGB

rgb(139, 144, 148)

HSL

hsl(206.7, 4%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.7, 6.1%, 58%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 2.7%, 0%, 42%)

LAB

lab(59.5, -1.01, -2.75)

LCH

lch(59.5, 2.93, 249.83)

OKLCH

oklch(65.1%, 0.0084, 241.61)

HWB

hwb(206.7, 54.5%, 42%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#948f8b

Analogous

#8b9494

#8b9094

#8b8c94

Triadic

#8b9094

#948b90

#90948b

Split-complementary

#8b9094

#948b8c

#94948b

Tetradic

#8b9094

#8f8b94

#948f8b

#90948b

Square

#8b9094

#948b94

#948f8b

#8c948b

Shades

Color #8b9094 mixed toward black.

#73787c

#5c6064

#45484b

#2e3032

#171819

Tints

Color #8b9094 mixed toward white.

#9ea3a6

#b2b5b8

#c5c8ca

#d8dadb

#eceded

Tones

Color #8b9094 mixed toward gray.

#8c9093

#8d9093

#8d9092

#8e9091

#8f9090

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d93 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#8d8d93 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#8b9292 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 2.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b9094;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b9094]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Charcoal #36454f

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#8b9094 (#8b9094) is rgb(139, 144, 148) in RGB.

No, #8b9094 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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