#8c94a3

Color #8c94a3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.21 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8c94a3

RGB

rgb(140, 148, 163)

HSL

hsl(219.1, 11.1%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.1, 14.1%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.1%, 9.2%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(61.13, 0.28, -8.86)

LCH

lch(61.13, 8.86, 271.81)

OKLCH

oklch(66.5%, 0.0241, 263.08)

HWB

hwb(219.1, 54.9%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a39b8c

Analogous

#8c9fa3

#8c94a3

#8f8ca3

Triadic

#8c94a3

#a38c94

#94a38c

Split-complementary

#8c94a3

#a38f8c

#9fa38c

Tetradic

#8c94a3

#9b8ca3

#a39b8c

#94a38c

Square

#8c94a3

#a38c9f

#a39b8c

#8ca38f

Shades

Color #8c94a3 mixed toward black.

#707a8c

#5a6270

#434954

#2d3138

#16181c

Tints

Color #8c94a3 mixed toward white.

#9fa6b2

#b2b8c2

#c5c9d1

#d9dbe0

#ecedf0

Tones

Color #8c94a3 mixed toward gray.

#8e95a1

#90959f

#92969d

#94969b

#969799

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090a0 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#8f8e9f · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#8c9d9c · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 7.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8c94a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c94a3]

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

#8c94a3 (#8c94a3) is rgb(140, 148, 163) in RGB.

No, #8c94a3 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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