#8e9c9e

Color #8e9c9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.94 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#8e9c9e

RGB

rgb(142, 156, 158)

HSL

hsl(187.5, 7.6%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.5, 10.1%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.1%, 1.3%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(63.34, -4.55, -2.75)

LCH

lch(63.34, 5.32, 211.15)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.0163, 207.04)

HWB

hwb(187.5, 55.7%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e908e

Analogous

#8e9e98

#8e9c9e

#8e949e

Triadic

#8e9c9e

#9e8e9c

#9c9e8e

Split-complementary

#8e9c9e

#9e8e94

#9e988e

Tetradic

#8e9c9e

#908e9e

#9e908e

#9c9e8e

Square

#8e9c9e

#988e9e

#9e908e

#949e8e

Shades

Color #8e9c9e mixed toward black.

#738486

#5c6a6c

#454f51

#2e3536

#171a1b

Tints

Color #8e9c9e mixed toward white.

#a1acae

#b4bdbe

#c6cdce

#d9dedf

#eceeef

Tones

Color #8e9c9e mixed toward gray.

#8f9b9d

#919a9b

#92999a

#939899

#959797

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#94949e · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#93929d · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#8f9d9d · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 6.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e9c9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e9c9e]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Light Blue #add8e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Frequently asked questions

#8e9c9e (#8e9c9e) is rgb(142, 156, 158) in RGB.

No, #8e9c9e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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