#8e9ca3

Color #8e9ca3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.6 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8e9ca3

RGB

rgb(142, 156, 163)

HSL

hsl(200, 10.2%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 12.9%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.9%, 4.3%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(63.48, -3.49, -5.35)

LCH

lch(63.48, 6.39, 236.88)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.0191, 229.04)

HWB

hwb(200, 55.7%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3958e

Analogous

#8ea39f

#8e9ca3

#8e92a3

Triadic

#8e9ca3

#a38e9c

#9ca38e

Split-complementary

#8e9ca3

#a38e92

#a39f8e

Tetradic

#8e9ca3

#958ea3

#a3958e

#9ca38e

Square

#8e9ca3

#9f8ea3

#a3958e

#92a38e

Shades

Color #8e9ca3 mixed toward black.

#72838c

#5b6970

#444f54

#2e3538

#171a1c

Tints

Color #8e9ca3 mixed toward white.

#a1acb2

#b4bdc2

#c7cdd1

#d9dee0

#eceef0

Tones

Color #8e9ca3 mixed toward gray.

#909ba1

#929b9f

#939a9e

#959a9c

#97999a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494a1 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#9392a1 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#8fa0a0 · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 6.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e9ca3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e9ca3]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8e9ca3 (#8e9ca3) is rgb(142, 156, 163) in RGB.

No, #8e9ca3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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