#8aa8a0

Color #8aa8a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.31 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8aa8a0

RGB

rgb(138, 168, 160)

HSL

hsl(164, 14.7%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(164, 17.9%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.9%, 0%, 4.8%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(66.48, -11.98, 0.7)

LCH

lch(66.48, 12, 176.66)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.035, 177.22)

HWB

hwb(164, 54.1%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a88a92

Analogous

#8aa891

#8aa8a0

#8aa1a8

Triadic

#8aa8a0

#a08aa8

#a8a08a

Split-complementary

#8aa8a0

#a88aa1

#a8918a

Tetradic

#8aa8a0

#8a92a8

#a88a92

#a8a08a

Square

#8aa8a0

#918aa8

#a88a92

#a1a88a

Shades

Color #8aa8a0 mixed toward black.

#6d9288

#57756d

#415852

#2c3a36

#161d1b

Tints

Color #8aa8a0 mixed toward white.

#9eb6b0

#b1c5c0

#c5d3cf

#d8e2df

#ecf0ef

Tones

Color #8aa8a0 mixed toward gray.

#8da59f

#8fa39e

#92a09c

#949e9b

#979b9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898a2 · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#9694a2 · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#8ca4a4 · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8aa8a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8aa8a0]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Frequently asked questions

#8aa8a0 (#8aa8a0) is rgb(138, 168, 160) in RGB.

No, #8aa8a0 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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