#8a9e9e

Color #8a9e9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.3 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8a9e9e

RGB

rgb(138, 158, 158)

HSL

hsl(180, 9.3%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 12.7%, 62%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(63.61, -7.01, -2.38)

LCH

lch(63.61, 7.4, 198.75)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.0226, 196.75)

HWB

hwb(180, 54.1%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e8a8a

Analogous

#8a9e94

#8a9e9e

#8a949e

Triadic

#8a9e9e

#9e8a9e

#9e9e8a

Split-complementary

#8a9e9e

#9e8a94

#9e948a

Tetradic

#8a9e9e

#8a8a9e

#9e8a8a

#9e9e8a

Square

#8a9e9e

#948a9e

#9e8a8a

#949e8a

Shades

Color #8a9e9e mixed toward black.

#708787

#596c6c

#435151

#2d3636

#161b1b

Tints

Color #8a9e9e mixed toward white.

#9daeae

#b1bebe

#c4cece

#d8dfdf

#ebefef

Tones

Color #8a9e9e mixed toward gray.

#8c9c9c

#8d9b9b

#8f9999

#919797

#929696

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#93939e · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#92909e · ΔE 13.9

Tritanopia

#8b9e9e · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 8.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a9e9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a9e9e]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#8a9e9e (#8a9e9e) is rgb(138, 158, 158) in RGB.

No, #8a9e9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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