#8c9b9c

Color #8c9b9c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.5 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8c9b9c

RGB

rgb(140, 155, 156)

HSL

hsl(183.8, 7.5%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.8, 10.3%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 0.6%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(62.86, -5.11, -2.34)

LCH

lch(62.86, 5.62, 204.6)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0172, 201.49)

HWB

hwb(183.8, 54.9%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c8d8c

Analogous

#8c9c95

#8c9b9c

#8c939c

Triadic

#8c9b9c

#9c8c9b

#9b9c8c

Split-complementary

#8c9b9c

#9c8c93

#9c958c

Tetradic

#8c9b9c

#8d8c9c

#9c8d8c

#9b9c8c

Square

#8c9b9c

#958c9c

#9c8d8c

#939c8c

Shades

Color #8c9b9c mixed toward black.

#728384

#5b696a

#444f4f

#2e3535

#171a1a

Tints

Color #8c9b9c mixed toward white.

#9facac

#b2bcbd

#c5cdcd

#d9dede

#eceeee

Tones

Color #8c9b9c mixed toward gray.

#8d9a9b

#8f9999

#909798

#919697

#939595

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#93939c · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#92919c · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#8d9c9c · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 6.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8c9b9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c9b9c]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#8c9b9c (#8c9b9c) is rgb(140, 155, 156) in RGB.

No, #8c9b9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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