#8e9d9d

Color #8e9d9d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.96 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8e9d9d

RGB

rgb(142, 157, 157)

HSL

hsl(180, 7.1%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 9.6%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 0%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(63.59, -5.3, -1.82)

LCH

lch(63.59, 5.6, 198.95)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.0171, 196.64)

HWB

hwb(180, 55.7%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d8e8e

Analogous

#8e9d95

#8e9d9d

#8e959d

Triadic

#8e9d9d

#9d8e9d

#9d9d8e

Split-complementary

#8e9d9d

#9d8e95

#9d958e

Tetradic

#8e9d9d

#8e8e9d

#9d8e8e

#9d9d8e

Square

#8e9d9d

#958e9d

#9d8e8e

#959d8e

Shades

Color #8e9d9d mixed toward black.

#748585

#5d6b6b

#455050

#2e3535

#171b1b

Tints

Color #8e9d9d mixed toward white.

#a1adad

#b4bebe

#c6cece

#d9dede

#ecefef

Tones

Color #8e9d9d mixed toward gray.

#8f9c9c

#909a9a

#929999

#939898

#949797

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#95959d · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#94939d · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#8f9d9d · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 6.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e9d9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e9d9d]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#8e9d9d (#8e9d9d) is rgb(142, 157, 157) in RGB.

No, #8e9d9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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