#898f8f

Color #898f8f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.81 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#898f8f

RGB

rgb(137, 143, 143)

HSL

hsl(180, 2.6%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 4.2%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 0%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(58.92, -2.18, -0.76)

LCH

lch(58.92, 2.31, 199.22)

OKLCH

oklch(64.5%, 0.007, 197.4)

HWB

hwb(180, 53.7%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f8989

Analogous

#898f8c

#898f8f

#898c8f

Triadic

#898f8f

#8f898f

#8f8f89

Split-complementary

#898f8f

#8f898c

#8f8c89

Tetradic

#898f8f

#89898f

#8f8989

#8f8f89

Square

#898f8f

#8c898f

#8f8989

#8c8f89

Shades

Color #898f8f mixed toward black.

#727878

#5b6060

#444848

#2d3030

#171818

Tints

Color #898f8f mixed toward white.

#9da2a2

#b0b4b4

#c4c7c7

#d8dada

#ebecec

Tones

Color #898f8f mixed toward gray.

#8a8e8e

#8a8d8d

#8b8d8d

#8b8c8c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.39:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c8f · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#8b8b8f · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#898f8f · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 3.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #898f8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#898f8f]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#898f8f (#898f8f) is rgb(137, 143, 143) in RGB.

No, #898f8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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