#8f9498

Color #8f9498

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.99 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8f9498

RGB

rgb(143, 148, 152)

HSL

hsl(206.7, 4.2%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.7, 5.9%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.9%, 2.6%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(61.03, -1, -2.74)

LCH

lch(61.03, 2.92, 249.95)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.0083, 241.89)

HWB

hwb(206.7, 56.1%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98938f

Analogous

#8f9897

#8f9498

#8f8f98

Triadic

#8f9498

#988f94

#94988f

Split-complementary

#8f9498

#988f8f

#98978f

Tetradic

#8f9498

#938f98

#98938f

#94988f

Square

#8f9498

#978f98

#98938f

#8f988f

Shades

Color #8f9498 mixed toward black.

#767b80

#5e6366

#474a4d

#2f3133

#18191a

Tints

Color #8f9498 mixed toward white.

#a2a6a9

#b4b8ba

#c7c9cb

#dadbdd

#ecedee

Tones

Color #8f9498 mixed toward gray.

#909497

#909496

#919496

#929495

#939394

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#919197 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#919197 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#8f9696 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 2.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8f9498;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f9498]

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#8f9498 (#8f9498) is rgb(143, 148, 152) in RGB.

No, #8f9498 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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