#8b9296

Color #8b9296

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.38 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8b9296

RGB

rgb(139, 146, 150)

HSL

hsl(201.8, 5%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.8, 7.3%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.3%, 2.7%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(60.11, -1.72, -2.99)

LCH

lch(60.11, 3.45, 240.09)

OKLCH

oklch(65.6%, 0.0101, 232.22)

HWB

hwb(201.8, 54.5%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#968f8b

Analogous

#8b9695

#8b9296

#8b8d96

Triadic

#8b9296

#968b92

#92968b

Split-complementary

#8b9296

#968b8d

#96958b

Tetradic

#8b9296

#8f8b96

#968f8b

#92968b

Square

#8b9296

#958b96

#968f8b

#8d968b

Shades

Color #8b9296 mixed toward black.

#727a7f

#5c6265

#45494c

#2e3133

#171819

Tints

Color #8b9296 mixed toward white.

#9ea4a8

#b2b6b9

#c5c9cb

#d8dbdc

#ecedee

Tones

Color #8b9296 mixed toward gray.

#8c9295

#8d9294

#8e9193

#8f9192

#909192

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8e95 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#8e8d95 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#8b9494 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 3.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b9296;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b9296]

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Frequently asked questions

#8b9296 (#8b9296) is rgb(139, 146, 150) in RGB.

No, #8b9296 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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