#848c8b

Color #848c8b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.09 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#848c8b

RGB

rgb(132, 140, 139)

HSL

hsl(172.5, 3.4%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(172.5, 5.7%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.7%, 0%, 0.7%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(57.58, -3.12, -0.48)

LCH

lch(57.58, 3.16, 188.75)

OKLCH

oklch(63.3%, 0.0095, 187.87)

HWB

hwb(172.5, 51.8%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c8485

Analogous

#848c87

#848c8b

#84898c

Triadic

#848c8b

#8b848c

#8c8b84

Split-complementary

#848c8b

#8c8489

#8c8784

Tetradic

#848c8b

#84858c

#8c8485

#8c8b84

Square

#848c8b

#87848c

#8c8485

#898c84

Shades

Color #848c8b mixed toward black.

#6d7574

#585e5d

#424646

#2c2f2e

#161717

Tints

Color #848c8b mixed toward white.

#989f9e

#adb2b2

#c1c5c5

#d6d9d8

#eaecec

Tones

Color #848c8b mixed toward gray.

#858b8a

#868a89

#878989

#878988

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.11:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#88888b · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#87868b · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#848b8b · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 4.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #848c8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#848c8b]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#848c8b (#848c8b) is rgb(132, 140, 139) in RGB.

No, #848c8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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