#8a9e8a

Color #8a9e8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 14.99 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#8a9e8a

RGB

rgb(138, 158, 138)

HSL

hsl(120, 9.3%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 12.7%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 0%, 12.7%, 38%)

LAB

lab(63.09, -11.02, 8.09)

LCH

lch(63.09, 13.67, 143.72)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0368, 145.19)

HWB

hwb(120, 54.1%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e8a9e

Analogous

#949e8a

#8a9e8a

#8a9e94

Triadic

#8a9e8a

#8a8a9e

#9e8a8a

Split-complementary

#8a9e8a

#948a9e

#9e8a94

Tetradic

#8a9e8a

#8a9e9e

#9e8a9e

#9e8a8a

Square

#8a9e8a

#8a949e

#9e8a9e

#9e948a

Shades

Color #8a9e8a mixed toward black.

#708770

#596c59

#435143

#2d362d

#161b16

Tints

Color #8a9e8a mixed toward white.

#9dae9d

#b1beb1

#c4cec4

#d8dfd8

#ebefeb

Tones

Color #8a9e8a mixed toward gray.

#8c9c8c

#8d9b8d

#8f998f

#919791

#929692

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#93938f · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#929090 · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#8b9394 · ΔE 11.3

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 13

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a9e8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a9e8a]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#8a9e8a (#8a9e8a) is rgb(138, 158, 138) in RGB.

No, #8a9e8a 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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