#8e8e94

Color #8e8e94

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.55 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8e8e94

RGB

rgb(142, 142, 148)

HSL

hsl(240, 2.7%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 4.1%, 58%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 4.1%, 0%, 42%)

LAB

lab(59.19, 1.19, -3.18)

LCH

lch(59.19, 3.4, 290.52)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.0089, 286.39)

HWB

hwb(240, 55.7%, 42%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#94948e

Analogous

#8e9194

#8e8e94

#918e94

Triadic

#8e8e94

#948e8e

#8e948e

Split-complementary

#8e8e94

#94918e

#91948e

Tetradic

#8e8e94

#948e94

#94948e

#8e948e

Square

#8e8e94

#948e91

#94948e

#8e9491

Shades

Color #8e8e94 mixed toward black.

#76767c

#5e5e63

#47474b

#2f2f32

#181819

Tints

Color #8e8e94 mixed toward white.

#a1a1a6

#b4b4b8

#c7c7ca

#d9d9db

#ececed

Tones

Color #8e8e94 mixed toward gray.

#8f8f94

#8f8f93

#909093

#909092

#919192

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8e93 · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#8e8e92 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#8e9191 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 3.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e8e94;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e8e94]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8e8e94 (#8e8e94) is rgb(142, 142, 148) in RGB.

No, #8e8e94 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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