#8e9b9c

Color #8e9b9c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.92 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8e9b9c

RGB

rgb(142, 155, 156)

HSL

hsl(184.3, 6.6%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.3, 9%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 0.6%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(63.01, -4.41, -2.11)

LCH

lch(63.01, 4.89, 205.57)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.0149, 202.44)

HWB

hwb(184.3, 55.7%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c8f8e

Analogous

#8e9c96

#8e9b9c

#8e949c

Triadic

#8e9b9c

#9c8e9b

#9b9c8e

Split-complementary

#8e9b9c

#9c8e94

#9c968e

Tetradic

#8e9b9c

#8f8e9c

#9c8f8e

#9b9c8e

Square

#8e9b9c

#968e9c

#9c8f8e

#949c8e

Shades

Color #8e9b9c mixed toward black.

#748384

#5d696a

#464f4f

#2e3435

#171a1a

Tints

Color #8e9b9c mixed toward white.

#a1acac

#b4bcbd

#c6cdcd

#d9dede

#eceeee

Tones

Color #8e9b9c mixed toward gray.

#8f9a9b

#90999a

#919898

#939797

#949696

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#94949c · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#93929c · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#8f9c9c · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e9b9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e9b9c]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#8e9b9c (#8e9b9c) is rgb(142, 155, 156) in RGB.

No, #8e9b9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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