#8f959d

Color #8f959d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.45 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8f959d

RGB

rgb(143, 149, 157)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 6.7%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 8.9%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.9%, 5.1%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(61.45, -0.53, -4.95)

LCH

lch(61.45, 4.98, 263.89)

OKLCH

oklch(66.8%, 0.0137, 255.66)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 56.1%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d978f

Analogous

#8f9c9d

#8f959d

#908f9d

Triadic

#8f959d

#9d8f95

#959d8f

Split-complementary

#8f959d

#9d908f

#9c9d8f

Tetradic

#8f959d

#978f9d

#9d978f

#959d8f

Square

#8f959d

#9d8f9c

#9d978f

#8f9d90

Shades

Color #8f959d mixed toward black.

#757c85

#5d636b

#464a50

#2f3235

#17191b

Tints

Color #8f959d mixed toward white.

#a2a7ad

#b4b8be

#c7cace

#dadcde

#ecedef

Tones

Color #8f959d mixed toward gray.

#90959c

#91959b

#929599

#949698

#959697

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#92929b · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#91919b · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#8f9a99 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 4.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8f959d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f959d]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8f959d (#8f959d) is rgb(143, 149, 157) in RGB.

No, #8f959d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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