#818c8e

Color #818c8e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.79 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#818c8e

RGB

rgb(129, 140, 142)

HSL

hsl(189.2, 5.4%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.2, 9.2%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.2%, 1.4%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(57.44, -3.57, -2.44)

LCH

lch(57.44, 4.32, 214.35)

OKLCH

oklch(63.2%, 0.0133, 209.85)

HWB

hwb(189.2, 50.6%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e8381

Analogous

#818e89

#818c8e

#81858e

Triadic

#818c8e

#8e818c

#8c8e81

Split-complementary

#818c8e

#8e8185

#8e8981

Tetradic

#818c8e

#83818e

#8e8381

#8c8e81

Square

#818c8e

#89818e

#8e8381

#858e81

Shades

Color #818c8e mixed toward black.

#6b7577

#555e5f

#404647

#2b2f30

#151718

Tints

Color #818c8e mixed toward white.

#969fa1

#abb2b4

#c0c5c6

#d5d9d9

#eaecec

Tones

Color #818c8e mixed toward gray.

#828b8d

#838a8c

#848a8b

#85898a

#868888

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.08:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#86868e · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#85848d · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#828d8d · ΔE 1.2

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #818c8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#818c8e]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#818c8e (#818c8e) is rgb(129, 140, 142) in RGB.

No, #818c8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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