#8fa0a0

Color #8fa0a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.85 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#8fa0a0

RGB

rgb(143, 160, 160)

HSL

hsl(180, 8.2%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 10.6%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 0%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(64.58, -5.98, -2.04)

LCH

lch(64.58, 6.32, 198.84)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.0192, 196.64)

HWB

hwb(180, 56.1%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a08f8f

Analogous

#8fa097

#8fa0a0

#8f97a0

Triadic

#8fa0a0

#a08fa0

#a0a08f

Split-complementary

#8fa0a0

#a08f97

#a0978f

Tetradic

#8fa0a0

#8f8fa0

#a08f8f

#a0a08f

Square

#8fa0a0

#978fa0

#a08f8f

#97a08f

Shades

Color #8fa0a0 mixed toward black.

#748989

#5d6d6d

#465252

#2e3737

#171b1b

Tints

Color #8fa0a0 mixed toward white.

#a2b0b0

#b4c0c0

#c7cfcf

#dadfdf

#ecefef

Tones

Color #8fa0a0 mixed toward gray.

#909f9f

#929d9d

#939c9c

#959a9a

#969999

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797a0 · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#9694a0 · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#90a0a0 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 7.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8fa0a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8fa0a0]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#8fa0a0 (#8fa0a0) is rgb(143, 160, 160) in RGB.

No, #8fa0a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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