#8e9298

Color #8e9298

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.75 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8e9298

RGB

rgb(142, 146, 152)

HSL

hsl(216, 4.6%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 6.6%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.6%, 3.9%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(60.41, -0.24, -3.67)

LCH

lch(60.41, 3.68, 266.26)

OKLCH

oklch(65.9%, 0.01, 258.47)

HWB

hwb(216, 55.7%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98948e

Analogous

#8e9798

#8e9298

#8f8e98

Triadic

#8e9298

#988e92

#92988e

Split-complementary

#8e9298

#988f8e

#97988e

Tetradic

#8e9298

#948e98

#98948e

#92988e

Square

#8e9298

#988e97

#98948e

#8e988f

Shades

Color #8e9298 mixed toward black.

#757980

#5d6166

#46494d

#2f3133

#17181a

Tints

Color #8e9298 mixed toward white.

#a1a4a9

#b4b6ba

#c6c8cb

#d9dbdd

#ecedee

Tones

Color #8e9298 mixed toward gray.

#8f9297

#909296

#909295

#919395

#929394

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#909097 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#908f96 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#8e9595 · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 3.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e9298;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e9298]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8e9298 (#8e9298) is rgb(142, 146, 152) in RGB.

No, #8e9298 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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