#8d8c96

Color #8d8c96

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.59 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8d8c96

RGB

rgb(141, 140, 150)

HSL

hsl(246, 4.5%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246, 6.7%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 6.7%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(58.62, 2.37, -5.17)

LCH

lch(58.62, 5.69, 294.63)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.0147, 290.65)

HWB

hwb(246, 54.9%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95968c

Analogous

#8c9096

#8d8c96

#928c96

Triadic

#8d8c96

#968d8c

#8c968d

Split-complementary

#8d8c96

#96928c

#90968c

Tetradic

#8d8c96

#968c95

#95968c

#8c968d

Square

#8d8c96

#968c90

#95968c

#8c9692

Shades

Color #8d8c96 mixed toward black.

#75737e

#5d5c65

#46454c

#2f2e33

#171719

Tints

Color #8d8c96 mixed toward white.

#a09fa8

#b3b2b9

#c6c6cb

#d9d9dc

#ececee

Tones

Color #8d8c96 mixed toward gray.

#8e8d95

#8e8e94

#8f8f94

#908f93

#909092

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d94 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#8d8d93 · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#8d9291 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8d8c96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d8c96]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8d8c96 (#8d8c96) is rgb(141, 140, 150) in RGB.

No, #8d8c96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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