#8d909b

Color #8d909b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.18 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8d909b

RGB

rgb(141, 144, 155)

HSL

hsl(227.1, 6.5%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.1, 9%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 7.1%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(59.87, 1.16, -6.18)

LCH

lch(59.87, 6.29, 280.63)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.0166, 273.79)

HWB

hwb(227.1, 55.3%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b988d

Analogous

#8d979b

#8d909b

#918d9b

Triadic

#8d909b

#9b8d90

#909b8d

Split-complementary

#8d909b

#9b918d

#979b8d

Tetradic

#8d909b

#988d9b

#9b988d

#909b8d

Square

#8d909b

#9b8d97

#9b988d

#8d9b91

Shades

Color #8d909b mixed toward black.

#737783

#5c5f69

#45474f

#2e2f35

#17181a

Tints

Color #8d909b mixed toward white.

#a0a2ac

#b3b5bc

#c6c7cd

#d9dade

#ececee

Tones

Color #8d909b mixed toward gray.

#8e919a

#8f9199

#909297

#929396

#939395

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8e98 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#8e8e98 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#8d9696 · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 5.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8d909b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d909b]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#8d909b (#8d909b) is rgb(141, 144, 155) in RGB.

No, #8d909b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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