#81989c

Color #81989c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.61 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#81989c

RGB

rgb(129, 152, 156)

HSL

hsl(188.9, 12%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.9, 17.3%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.3%, 2.6%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(61.24, -7.19, -4.81)

LCH

lch(61.24, 8.65, 213.78)

OKLCH

oklch(66.3%, 0.0267, 209.16)

HWB

hwb(188.9, 50.6%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c8581

Analogous

#819c93

#81989c

#818b9c

Triadic

#81989c

#9c8198

#989c81

Split-complementary

#81989c

#9c818b

#9c9381

Tetradic

#81989c

#85819c

#9c8581

#989c81

Square

#81989c

#93819c

#9c8581

#8b9c81

Shades

Color #81989c mixed toward black.

#698185

#54676a

#3f4d50

#2a3435

#151a1b

Tints

Color #81989c mixed toward white.

#96a9ad

#abbabd

#c0ccce

#d5ddde

#eaeeef

Tones

Color #81989c mixed toward gray.

#83969a

#869598

#889395

#8a9293

#8c9091

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c9b · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#8a889b · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#829a9a · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 9.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #81989c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#81989c]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Frequently asked questions

#81989c (#81989c) is rgb(129, 152, 156) in RGB.

No, #81989c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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