#8e969c

Color #8e969c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.83 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8e969c

RGB

rgb(142, 150, 156)

HSL

hsl(205.7, 6.6%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.7, 9%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 3.8%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(61.62, -1.65, -4.14)

LCH

lch(61.62, 4.46, 248.27)

OKLCH

oklch(66.9%, 0.0128, 240.03)

HWB

hwb(205.7, 55.7%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c948e

Analogous

#8e9c9b

#8e969c

#8e8f9c

Triadic

#8e969c

#9c8e96

#969c8e

Split-complementary

#8e969c

#9c8e8f

#9c9b8e

Tetradic

#8e969c

#948e9c

#9c948e

#969c8e

Square

#8e969c

#9b8e9c

#9c948e

#8f9c8e

Shades

Color #8e969c mixed toward black.

#747d84

#5d646a

#464b4f

#2e3235

#17191a

Tints

Color #8e969c mixed toward white.

#a1a7ac

#b4b9bd

#c6cacd

#d9dcde

#ecedee

Tones

Color #8e969c mixed toward gray.

#8f969b

#90969a

#919598

#939597

#949596

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#92929b · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#91909a · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#8e9999 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 4.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e969c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e969c]

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#8e969c (#8e969c) is rgb(142, 150, 156) in RGB.

No, #8e969c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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