#888a8a

Color #888a8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 3.8 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#888a8a

RGB

rgb(136, 138, 138)

HSL

hsl(180, 0.8%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 1.4%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.4%, 0%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(57.31, -0.74, -0.26)

LCH

lch(57.31, 0.78, 199.36)

OKLCH

oklch(63.2%, 0.0024, 196.93)

HWB

hwb(180, 53.3%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a8888

Analogous

#888a89

#888a8a

#88898a

Triadic

#888a8a

#8a888a

#8a8a88

Split-complementary

#888a8a

#8a8889

#8a8988

Tetradic

#888a8a

#88888a

#8a8888

#8a8a88

Square

#888a8a

#89888a

#8a8888

#898a88

Shades

Color #888a8a mixed toward black.

#717373

#5b5c5c

#444545

#2d2e2e

#171717

Tints

Color #888a8a mixed toward white.

#9c9d9d

#b0b1b1

#c3c4c4

#d7d8d8

#ebebeb

Tones

Color #888a8a mixed toward gray.

#888a8a

#888989

#898989

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#89898a · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#89898a · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#888a8a · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 1.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #888a8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#888a8a]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#888a8a (#888a8a) is rgb(136, 138, 138) in RGB.

No, #888a8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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