#8fa7ab

Color #8fa7ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.21 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8fa7ab

RGB

rgb(143, 167, 171)

HSL

hsl(188.6, 14.3%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.6, 16.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.4%, 2.3%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(66.84, -7.44, -4.86)

LCH

lch(66.84, 8.89, 213.15)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0274, 208.81)

HWB

hwb(188.6, 56.1%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab938f

Analogous

#8faba1

#8fa7ab

#8f99ab

Triadic

#8fa7ab

#ab8fa7

#a7ab8f

Split-complementary

#8fa7ab

#ab8f99

#aba18f

Tetradic

#8fa7ab

#938fab

#ab938f

#a7ab8f

Square

#8fa7ab

#a18fab

#ab938f

#99ab8f

Shades

Color #8fa7ab mixed toward black.

#719095

#5a7378

#43575a

#2d3a3c

#161d1e

Tints

Color #8fa7ab mixed toward white.

#a2b6b9

#b4c4c7

#c7d3d5

#dae2e3

#ecf0f1

Tones

Color #8fa7ab mixed toward gray.

#91a5a9

#94a4a6

#96a2a4

#98a0a2

#9b9f9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9aaa · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#9997aa · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#90a9a9 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 9.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8fa7ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8fa7ab]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#8fa7ab (#8fa7ab) is rgb(143, 167, 171) in RGB.

No, #8fa7ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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