#808989

Color #808989

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.45 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#808989

RGB

rgb(128, 137, 137)

HSL

hsl(180, 3.7%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 6.6%, 53.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.6%, 0%, 0%, 46.3%)

LAB

lab(56.37, -3.28, -1.13)

LCH

lch(56.37, 3.47, 199.01)

OKLCH

oklch(62.3%, 0.0106, 197.06)

HWB

hwb(180, 50.2%, 46.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#898080

Analogous

#808985

#808989

#808589

Triadic

#808989

#898089

#898980

Split-complementary

#808989

#898085

#898580

Tetradic

#808989

#808089

#898080

#898980

Square

#808989

#858089

#898080

#858980

Shades

Color #808989 mixed toward black.

#6a7373

#555c5c

#404545

#2b2e2e

#151717

Tints

Color #808989 mixed toward white.

#959d9d

#aab0b0

#c0c4c4

#d5d8d8

#eaebeb

Tones

Color #808989 mixed toward gray.

#818888

#828888

#828787

#838686

#848585

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#848489 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#838389 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#808989 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 4.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #808989;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#808989]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#808989 (#808989) is rgb(128, 137, 137) in RGB.

No, #808989 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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