#8E8596

#8E8596

Color Values

HEX

#8E8596

RGB

142, 133, 150

HSL

271.8, 7.5%, 55.5%

HSV

271.8, 11.3%, 58.8%

CMYK

5.3%, 11.3%, 0.0%, 41.2%

OKLCH

0.6302 0.0272 309.2

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: thistle 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8E8596

#8D9685

Analogous

#868596

#968596

#8E8596

Triadic

#8E8596

#968E85

#85968E

Split Complementary

#8E8596

#969685

#859686

Tetradic

#8E8596

#968685

#8D9685

#859696

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8E8596

Protanopia

#8A8A92

Deuteranopia

#8B8B91

Tritanopia

#8E8F8E

Achromatopsia

#888888

CSS Usage

background-color: #8E8596;
color: #8E8596;
border-color: #8E8596;
Nearest Tailwind: Zinc 500 #71717A

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F7F8
100
#EDECEE
200
#DBD9DE
300
#C2BDC6
400
#A19AA8
500
#807689
600
#665E6E
700
#524B58
800
#403B45
900
#312D34
950
#1F1D21

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.53:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.95:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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