#8b9ea7

Color #8b9ea7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.37 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8b9ea7

RGB

rgb(139, 158, 167)

HSL

hsl(199.3, 13.7%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.3, 16.8%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.8%, 5.4%, 0%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(63.94, -4.73, -6.94)

LCH

lch(63.94, 8.4, 235.72)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0253, 228.05)

HWB

hwb(199.3, 54.5%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7948b

Analogous

#8ba7a2

#8b9ea7

#8b90a7

Triadic

#8b9ea7

#a78b9e

#9ea78b

Split-complementary

#8b9ea7

#a78b90

#a7a28b

Tetradic

#8b9ea7

#948ba7

#a7948b

#9ea78b

Square

#8b9ea7

#a28ba7

#a7948b

#90a78b

Shades

Color #8b9ea7 mixed toward black.

#6e8691

#586b74

#425057

#2c353a

#161b1d

Tints

Color #8b9ea7 mixed toward white.

#9eaeb6

#b2bec4

#c5ced3

#d8dfe2

#eceff0

Tones

Color #8b9ea7 mixed toward gray.

#8d9da5

#909ca2

#929ba0

#949b9e

#979a9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494a5 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#9291a4 · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#8ca3a3 · ΔE 5.4

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 8.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b9ea7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b9ea7]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8b9ea7 (#8b9ea7) is rgb(139, 158, 167) in RGB.

No, #8b9ea7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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