#8a968e

Color #8a968e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.81 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8a968e

RGB

rgb(138, 150, 142)

HSL

hsl(140, 5.4%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(140, 8%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 0%, 5.3%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(60.93, -5.9, 2.74)

LCH

lch(60.93, 6.51, 155.09)

OKLCH

oklch(66.1%, 0.0181, 156.55)

HWB

hwb(140, 54.1%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#968a92

Analogous

#8c968a

#8a968e

#8a9694

Triadic

#8a968e

#8e8a96

#968e8a

Split-complementary

#8a968e

#948a96

#968a8c

Tetradic

#8a968e

#8a9296

#968a92

#968e8a

Square

#8a968e

#8a8c96

#968a92

#96948a

Shades

Color #8a968e mixed toward black.

#727f76

#5b655e

#444c47

#2d332f

#171918

Tints

Color #8a968e mixed toward white.

#9ea8a1

#b1b9b4

#c5cbc7

#d8dcd9

#eceeec

Tones

Color #8a968e mixed toward gray.

#8b958e

#8c948f

#8d938f

#8e928f

#8f9190

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8f90 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#8f8e90 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#8b9292 · ΔE 5.1

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 7.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a968e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a968e]

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Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#8a968e (#8a968e) is rgb(138, 150, 142) in RGB.

No, #8a968e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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