#838f90

Color #838f90

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.71 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#838f90

RGB

rgb(131, 143, 144)

HSL

hsl(184.6, 5.5%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.6, 9%, 56.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 0.7%, 0%, 43.5%)

LAB

lab(58.49, -4.12, -2.02)

LCH

lch(58.49, 4.59, 206.12)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.014, 202.71)

HWB

hwb(184.6, 51.4%, 43.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#908483

Analogous

#83908a

#838f90

#838890

Triadic

#838f90

#90838f

#8f9083

Split-complementary

#838f90

#908388

#908a83

Tetradic

#838f90

#848390

#908483

#8f9083

Square

#838f90

#8a8390

#908483

#889083

Shades

Color #838f90 mixed toward black.

#6c7879

#576061

#414849

#2b3030

#161818

Tints

Color #838f90 mixed toward white.

#98a2a2

#acb4b5

#c1c7c7

#d6dada

#eaecec

Tones

Color #838f90 mixed toward gray.

#848e8f

#858d8e

#868c8d

#878b8c

#888a8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#888890 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#888790 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#849090 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 5.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #838f90;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#838f90]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#838f90 (#838f90) is rgb(131, 143, 144) in RGB.

No, #838f90 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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