#8d9aa8

Color #8d9aa8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.46 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8d9aa8

RGB

rgb(141, 154, 168)

HSL

hsl(211.1, 13.4%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.1, 16.1%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.1%, 8.3%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(63.01, -1.63, -8.87)

LCH

lch(63.01, 9.02, 259.59)

OKLCH

oklch(68%, 0.0255, 250.29)

HWB

hwb(211.1, 55.3%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a89b8d

Analogous

#8da7a8

#8d9aa8

#8e8da8

Triadic

#8d9aa8

#a88d9a

#9aa88d

Split-complementary

#8d9aa8

#a88e8d

#a7a88d

Tetradic

#8d9aa8

#9b8da8

#a89b8d

#9aa88d

Square

#8d9aa8

#a88da7

#a89b8d

#8da88e

Shades

Color #8d9aa8 mixed toward black.

#708092

#596775

#434d58

#2d333a

#161a1d

Tints

Color #8d9aa8 mixed toward white.

#a0abb6

#b3bcc5

#c6cdd3

#d9dde2

#eceef0

Tones

Color #8d9aa8 mixed toward gray.

#8f9aa6

#929aa4

#949aa1

#969a9f

#989a9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393a5 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#9291a4 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#8ea2a2 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 7.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8d9aa8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d9aa8]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8d9aa8 (#8d9aa8) is rgb(141, 154, 168) in RGB.

No, #8d9aa8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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