#8b988d

Color #8b988d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.12 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8b988d

RGB

rgb(139, 152, 141)

HSL

hsl(129.2, 5.9%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(129.2, 8.6%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 0%, 7.2%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(61.54, -6.84, 4.2)

LCH

lch(61.54, 8.03, 148.45)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.0219, 149.8)

HWB

hwb(129.2, 54.5%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#988b96

Analogous

#90988b

#8b988d

#8b9894

Triadic

#8b988d

#8d8b98

#988d8b

Split-complementary

#8b988d

#948b98

#988b90

Tetradic

#8b988d

#8b9698

#988b96

#988d8b

Square

#8b988d

#8b9098

#988b96

#98948b

Shades

Color #8b988d mixed toward black.

#728074

#5b675d

#454d46

#2e332f

#171a17

Tints

Color #8b988d mixed toward white.

#9ea9a0

#b2bab3

#c5ccc6

#d8ddd9

#eceeec

Tones

Color #8b988d mixed toward gray.

#8c978e

#8d968f

#8e958f

#8f9490

#919391

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#919190 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#908f90 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#8c9292 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 8.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b988d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b988d]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#8b988d (#8b988d) is rgb(139, 152, 141) in RGB.

No, #8b988d 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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