#8aaa9d

Color #8aaa9d

A muted light green.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 13.42 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8aaa9d

RGB

rgb(138, 170, 157)

HSL

hsl(155.6, 15.8%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(155.6, 18.8%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.8%, 0%, 7.6%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(66.97, -13.66, 3.07)

LCH

lch(66.97, 14, 167.33)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0399, 168.58)

HWB

hwb(155.6, 54.1%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa8a97

Analogous

#8aaa8d

#8aaa9d

#8aa7aa

Triadic

#8aaa9d

#9d8aaa

#aa9d8a

Split-complementary

#8aaa9d

#aa8aa7

#aa8d8a

Tetradic

#8aaa9d

#8a97aa

#aa8a97

#aa9d8a

Square

#8aaa9d

#8d8aaa

#aa8a97

#a7aa8a

Shades

Color #8aaa9d mixed toward black.

#6c9484

#56776a

#41594f

#2b3b35

#161e1a

Tints

Color #8aaa9d mixed toward white.

#9eb8ad

#b1c6be

#c5d4ce

#d8e3de

#ecf1ef

Tones

Color #8aaa9d mixed toward gray.

#8da79d

#8fa59c

#92a29c

#959f9b

#979d9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999a0 · ΔE 16.9

Deuteranopia

#9795a1 · ΔE 19.6

Tritanopia

#8ca3a3 · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8aaa9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8aaa9d]

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Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#8aaa9d (#8aaa9d) is rgb(138, 170, 157) in RGB.

No, #8aaa9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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