#8c9e9f

Color #8c9e9f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.63 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8c9e9f

RGB

rgb(140, 158, 159)

HSL

hsl(183.2, 9%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.2, 11.9%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.9%, 0.6%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(63.78, -6.12, -2.68)

LCH

lch(63.78, 6.68, 203.65)

OKLCH

oklch(68.5%, 0.0204, 200.65)

HWB

hwb(183.2, 54.9%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f8d8c

Analogous

#8c9f96

#8c9e9f

#8c949f

Triadic

#8c9e9f

#9f8c9e

#9e9f8c

Split-complementary

#8c9e9f

#9f8c94

#9f968c

Tetradic

#8c9e9f

#8d8c9f

#9f8d8c

#9e9f8c

Square

#8c9e9f

#968c9f

#9f8d8c

#949f8c

Shades

Color #8c9e9f mixed toward black.

#718788

#5b6c6d

#445151

#2d3636

#171b1b

Tints

Color #8c9e9f mixed toward white.

#9faeaf

#b2bebf

#c5cecf

#d9dfdf

#ecefef

Tones

Color #8c9e9f mixed toward gray.

#8e9d9d

#8f9b9c

#919a9a

#929899

#949797

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#94949f · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#93929f · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#8d9f9f · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 7.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8c9e9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c9e9f]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#8c9e9f (#8c9e9f) is rgb(140, 158, 159) in RGB.

No, #8c9e9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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