#848989

Color #848989

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 3.66 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#848989

RGB

rgb(132, 137, 137)

HSL

hsl(180, 2.1%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 3.6%, 53.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 0%, 0%, 46.3%)

LAB

lab(56.69, -1.83, -0.64)

LCH

lch(56.69, 1.94, 199.28)

OKLCH

oklch(62.6%, 0.0059, 196.61)

HWB

hwb(180, 51.8%, 46.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#898484

Analogous

#848986

#848989

#848689

Triadic

#848989

#898489

#898984

Split-complementary

#848989

#898486

#898684

Tetradic

#848989

#848489

#898484

#898984

Square

#848989

#868489

#898484

#868984

Shades

Color #848989 mixed toward black.

#6e7272

#585b5b

#424545

#2c2e2e

#161717

Tints

Color #848989 mixed toward white.

#989d9d

#adb0b0

#c1c4c4

#d6d8d8

#eaebeb

Tones

Color #848989 mixed toward gray.

#848888

#858888

#868787

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#868689 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#868689 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#848989 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 2.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #848989;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#848989]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#848989 (#848989) is rgb(132, 137, 137) in RGB.

No, #848989 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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