#8c9990

Color #8c9990

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.21 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8c9990

RGB

rgb(140, 153, 144)

HSL

hsl(138.5, 6%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(138.5, 8.5%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 0%, 5.9%, 40%)

LAB

lab(61.97, -6.44, 3.14)

LCH

lch(61.97, 7.16, 154.01)

OKLCH

oklch(67%, 0.0199, 155.63)

HWB

hwb(138.5, 54.9%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#998c95

Analogous

#8f998c

#8c9990

#8c9997

Triadic

#8c9990

#908c99

#99908c

Split-complementary

#8c9990

#978c99

#998c8f

Tetradic

#8c9990

#8c9599

#998c95

#99908c

Square

#8c9990

#8c8f99

#998c95

#99978c

Shades

Color #8c9990 mixed toward black.

#738277

#5c6860

#454e48

#2e3430

#171a18

Tints

Color #8c9990 mixed toward white.

#9faaa3

#b2bbb5

#c6ccc8

#d9ddda

#eceeed

Tones

Color #8c9990 mixed toward gray.

#8d9891

#8e9791

#8f9691

#909592

#929492

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#929292 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#919093 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#8d9494 · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 8.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c9990;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c9990]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Frequently asked questions

#8c9990 (#8c9990) is rgb(140, 153, 144) in RGB.

No, #8c9990 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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