#8c9196

Color #8c9196

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.16 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8c9196

RGB

rgb(140, 145, 150)

HSL

hsl(210, 4.5%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 6.7%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.7%, 3.3%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(59.91, -0.8, -3.27)

LCH

lch(59.91, 3.37, 256.25)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.0095, 248.31)

HWB

hwb(210, 54.9%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96918c

Analogous

#8c9696

#8c9196

#8c8c96

Triadic

#8c9196

#968c91

#91968c

Split-complementary

#8c9196

#968c8c

#96968c

Tetradic

#8c9196

#918c96

#96918c

#91968c

Square

#8c9196

#968c96

#96918c

#8c968c

Shades

Color #8c9196 mixed toward black.

#73797e

#5c6165

#45494c

#2e3033

#171819

Tints

Color #8c9196 mixed toward white.

#9fa3a8

#b2b6b9

#c6c8cb

#d9dadc

#ecedee

Tones

Color #8c9196 mixed toward gray.

#8d9195

#8e9194

#8f9194

#8f9193

#909192

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8e95 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#8e8e95 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#8c9494 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 3.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c9196;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c9196]

Related colors

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Slate Gray #708090

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#8c9196 (#8c9196) is rgb(140, 145, 150) in RGB.

No, #8c9196 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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