#8d8d97

Color #8d8d97

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.78 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8d8d97

RGB

rgb(141, 141, 151)

HSL

hsl(240, 4.6%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 6.6%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.6%, 6.6%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(58.92, 2.01, -5.3)

LCH

lch(58.92, 5.67, 290.77)

OKLCH

oklch(64.7%, 0.0148, 286.11)

HWB

hwb(240, 55.3%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97978d

Analogous

#8d9297

#8d8d97

#928d97

Triadic

#8d8d97

#978d8d

#8d978d

Split-complementary

#8d8d97

#97928d

#92978d

Tetradic

#8d8d97

#978d97

#97978d

#8d978d

Square

#8d8d97

#978d92

#97978d

#8d9792

Shades

Color #8d8d97 mixed toward black.

#74747f

#5d5d66

#46464c

#2e2e33

#171719

Tints

Color #8d8d97 mixed toward white.

#a0a0a8

#b3b3ba

#c6c6cb

#d9d9dc

#ececee

Tones

Color #8d8d97 mixed toward gray.

#8e8e96

#8f8f95

#909095

#909094

#919193

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.39:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d95 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#8d8d94 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#8d9392 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 5.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8d8d97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d8d97]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8d8d97 (#8d8d97) is rgb(141, 141, 151) in RGB.

No, #8d8d97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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