#838888

Color #838888

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 3.34 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#838888

RGB

rgb(131, 136, 136)

HSL

hsl(180, 2.1%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 3.7%, 53.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 0%, 0%, 46.7%)

LAB

lab(56.3, -1.84, -0.64)

LCH

lch(56.3, 1.95, 199.18)

OKLCH

oklch(62.3%, 0.0059, 196.61)

HWB

hwb(180, 51.4%, 46.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#888383

Analogous

#838886

#838888

#838688

Triadic

#838888

#888388

#888883

Split-complementary

#838888

#888386

#888683

Tetradic

#838888

#838388

#888383

#888883

Square

#838888

#868388

#888383

#868883

Shades

Color #838888 mixed toward black.

#6d7272

#575b5b

#414444

#2c2d2d

#161717

Tints

Color #838888 mixed toward white.

#989c9c

#acb0b0

#c1c4c4

#d6d7d7

#eaebeb

Tones

Color #838888 mixed toward gray.

#838888

#848787

#858686

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#858588 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#858588 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#838888 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 2.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #838888;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#838888]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#838888 (#838888) is rgb(131, 136, 136) in RGB.

No, #838888 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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