#8d999f

Color #8d999f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.74 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8d999f

RGB

rgb(141, 153, 159)

HSL

hsl(200, 8.6%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 11.3%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 3.8%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(62.46, -3.03, -4.61)

LCH

lch(62.46, 5.52, 236.68)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.0164, 229.21)

HWB

hwb(200, 55.3%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f938d

Analogous

#8d9f9c

#8d999f

#8d909f

Triadic

#8d999f

#9f8d99

#999f8d

Split-complementary

#8d999f

#9f8d90

#9f9c8d

Tetradic

#8d999f

#938d9f

#9f938d

#999f8d

Square

#8d999f

#9c8d9f

#9f938d

#909f8d

Shades

Color #8d999f mixed toward black.

#728188

#5b676d

#454d51

#2e3336

#171a1b

Tints

Color #8d999f mixed toward white.

#a0aaaf

#b3bbbf

#c6cccf

#d9dddf

#eceeef

Tones

Color #8d999f mixed toward gray.

#8e989d

#90989c

#91979a

#939799

#949697

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#92929e · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#92919d · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#8e9c9c · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 5.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8d999f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d999f]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

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Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8d999f (#8d999f) is rgb(141, 153, 159) in RGB.

No, #8d999f 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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