#8a968a

Color #8a968a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 10.98 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#8a968a

RGB

rgb(138, 150, 138)

HSL

hsl(120, 5.4%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 8%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(60.83, -6.68, 4.86)

LCH

lch(60.83, 8.26, 143.96)

OKLCH

oklch(66%, 0.0223, 145.24)

HWB

hwb(120, 54.1%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#968a96

Analogous

#90968a

#8a968a

#8a9690

Triadic

#8a968a

#8a8a96

#968a8a

Split-complementary

#8a968a

#908a96

#968a90

Tetradic

#8a968a

#8a9696

#968a96

#968a8a

Square

#8a968a

#8a9096

#968a96

#96908a

Shades

Color #8a968a mixed toward black.

#727f72

#5b655b

#444c44

#2d332d

#171917

Tints

Color #8a968a mixed toward white.

#9ea89e

#b1b9b1

#c5cbc5

#d8dcd8

#eceeec

Tones

Color #8a968a mixed toward gray.

#8b958b

#8c948c

#8d938d

#8e928e

#8f918f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8f8d · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#8f8e8e · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#8b8f90 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 8.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a968a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a968a]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#8a968a (#8a968a) is rgb(138, 150, 138) in RGB.

No, #8a968a is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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