#809c9d

Color #809c9d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 10.89 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#809c9d

RGB

rgb(128, 156, 157)

HSL

hsl(182.1, 12.9%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(182.1, 18.5%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.5%, 0.6%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(62.34, -9.49, -3.77)

LCH

lch(62.34, 10.21, 201.67)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0313, 199.01)

HWB

hwb(182.1, 50.2%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d8180

Analogous

#809d90

#809c9d

#808e9d

Triadic

#809c9d

#9d809c

#9c9d80

Split-complementary

#809c9d

#9d808e

#9d9080

Tetradic

#809c9d

#81809d

#9d8180

#9c9d80

Square

#809c9d

#90809d

#9d8180

#8e9d80

Shades

Color #809c9d mixed toward black.

#678586

#536a6b

#3e5050

#293536

#151b1b

Tints

Color #809c9d mixed toward white.

#95adad

#aabdbe

#c0cece

#d5dede

#eaefef

Tones

Color #809c9d mixed toward gray.

#829a9b

#859898

#879596

#8a9393

#8c9191

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d9d · ΔE 15.6

Deuteranopia

#8b899d · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#829d9d · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 11.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #809c9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#809c9d]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#809c9d (#809c9d) is rgb(128, 156, 157) in RGB.

No, #809c9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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