#8ba5a0

Color #8ba5a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.65 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8ba5a0

RGB

rgb(139, 165, 160)

HSL

hsl(168.5, 12.6%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(168.5, 15.8%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.8%, 0%, 3%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(65.7, -10.04, -0.43)

LCH

lch(65.7, 10.05, 182.45)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0298, 182.5)

HWB

hwb(168.5, 54.5%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a58b90

Analogous

#8ba593

#8ba5a0

#8b9da5

Triadic

#8ba5a0

#a08ba5

#a5a08b

Split-complementary

#8ba5a0

#a58b9d

#a5938b

Tetradic

#8ba5a0

#8b90a5

#a58b90

#a5a08b

Square

#8ba5a0

#938ba5

#a58b90

#9da58b

Shades

Color #8ba5a0 mixed toward black.

#6f8f88

#59726d

#425652

#2c3937

#161d1b

Tints

Color #8ba5a0 mixed toward white.

#9eb4b0

#b2c3c0

#c5d2cf

#d8e1df

#ecf0ef

Tones

Color #8ba5a0 mixed toward gray.

#8da39f

#8fa19d

#919e9c

#949c9b

#969a99

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797a1 · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#9593a2 · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#8ca2a2 · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 11.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ba5a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ba5a0]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#8ba5a0 (#8ba5a0) is rgb(139, 165, 160) in RGB.

No, #8ba5a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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