#8a8d8b

Color #8a8d8b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.02 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8a8d8b

RGB

rgb(138, 141, 139)

HSL

hsl(140, 1.3%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(140, 2.1%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 0%, 1.4%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(58.34, -1.49, 0.68)

LCH

lch(58.34, 1.64, 155.47)

OKLCH

oklch(64%, 0.0046, 156.8)

HWB

hwb(140, 54.1%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d8a8c

Analogous

#8a8d8a

#8a8d8b

#8a8d8c

Triadic

#8a8d8b

#8b8a8d

#8d8b8a

Split-complementary

#8a8d8b

#8c8a8d

#8d8a8a

Tetradic

#8a8d8b

#8a8c8d

#8d8a8c

#8d8b8a

Square

#8a8d8b

#8a8a8d

#8d8a8c

#8d8c8a

Shades

Color #8a8d8b mixed toward black.

#737674

#5c5e5d

#454745

#2e2f2e

#171817

Tints

Color #8a8d8b mixed toward white.

#9da09e

#b1b3b2

#c4c6c5

#d8d9d8

#ebecec

Tones

Color #8a8d8b mixed toward gray.

#8a8d8b

#8a8c8b

#8b8c8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#8b8b8c · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#8a8c8c · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 2.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a8d8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a8d8b]

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Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#8a8d8b (#8a8d8b) is rgb(138, 141, 139) in RGB.

No, #8a8d8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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