#8f8f99

Color #8f8f99

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.15 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8f8f99

RGB

rgb(143, 143, 153)

HSL

hsl(240, 4.7%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 6.5%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 6.5%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(59.69, 2.01, -5.28)

LCH

lch(59.69, 5.65, 290.84)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.0147, 285.84)

HWB

hwb(240, 56.1%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99998f

Analogous

#8f9499

#8f8f99

#948f99

Triadic

#8f8f99

#998f8f

#8f998f

Split-complementary

#8f8f99

#99948f

#94998f

Tetradic

#8f8f99

#998f99

#99998f

#8f998f

Square

#8f8f99

#998f94

#99998f

#8f9994

Shades

Color #8f8f99 mixed toward black.

#757581

#5e5e67

#46464d

#2f2f34

#17171a

Tints

Color #8f8f99 mixed toward white.

#a2a2aa

#b4b4bb

#c7c7cc

#dadadd

#ececee

Tones

Color #8f8f99 mixed toward gray.

#909098

#919197

#919196

#929296

#939395

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8f97 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#8f8f96 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#8f9594 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 5.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8f8f99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f8f99]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8f8f99 (#8f8f99) is rgb(143, 143, 153) in RGB.

No, #8f8f99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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