#8e9aa9

Color #8e9aa9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.52 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8e9aa9

RGB

rgb(142, 154, 169)

HSL

hsl(213.3, 13.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.3, 16%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(16%, 8.9%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(63.12, -1.07, -9.27)

LCH

lch(63.12, 9.33, 263.42)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.0261, 253.99)

HWB

hwb(213.3, 55.7%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a99d8e

Analogous

#8ea8a9

#8e9aa9

#908ea9

Triadic

#8e9aa9

#a98e9a

#9aa98e

Split-complementary

#8e9aa9

#a9908e

#a8a98e

Tetradic

#8e9aa9

#9d8ea9

#a99d8e

#9aa98e

Square

#8e9aa9

#a98ea8

#a99d8e

#8ea990

Shades

Color #8e9aa9 mixed toward black.

#718093

#5a6676

#434d58

#2d333b

#161a1d

Tints

Color #8e9aa9 mixed toward white.

#a1abb7

#b4bcc6

#c7cdd4

#d9dde2

#eceef1

Tones

Color #8e9aa9 mixed toward gray.

#909aa7

#939ba5

#959ba2

#979ba0

#999b9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393a6 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#9392a5 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#8fa3a2 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 7.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e9aa9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e9aa9]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8e9aa9 (#8e9aa9) is rgb(142, 154, 169) in RGB.

No, #8e9aa9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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