#8ca2ab

Color #8ca2ab

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.05 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8ca2ab

RGB

rgb(140, 162, 171)

HSL

hsl(197.4, 15.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.4, 18.1%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.1%, 5.3%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(65.24, -5.7, -7.24)

LCH

lch(65.24, 9.21, 231.79)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.028, 224.42)

HWB

hwb(197.4, 54.9%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab958c

Analogous

#8caba5

#8ca2ab

#8c93ab

Triadic

#8ca2ab

#ab8ca2

#a2ab8c

Split-complementary

#8ca2ab

#ab8c93

#aba58c

Tetradic

#8ca2ab

#958cab

#ab958c

#a2ab8c

Square

#8ca2ab

#a58cab

#ab958c

#93ab8c

Shades

Color #8ca2ab mixed toward black.

#6e8a95

#586e78

#42535a

#2c373c

#161c1e

Tints

Color #8ca2ab mixed toward white.

#9fb2b9

#b2c1c7

#c6d1d5

#d9e0e3

#ecf0f1

Tones

Color #8ca2ab mixed toward gray.

#8fa1a8

#91a0a6

#949fa3

#969ea1

#999d9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696a9 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#9593a8 · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#8da7a7 · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 8.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ca2ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ca2ab]

Related colors

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Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8ca2ab (#8ca2ab) is rgb(140, 162, 171) in RGB.

No, #8ca2ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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