#858e8f

Color #858e8f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.89 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#858e8f

RGB

rgb(133, 142, 143)

HSL

hsl(186, 4.3%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186, 7%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 0.7%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(58.34, -3.06, -1.66)

LCH

lch(58.34, 3.48, 208.48)

OKLCH

oklch(64%, 0.0106, 205.11)

HWB

hwb(186, 52.2%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f8685

Analogous

#858f8b

#858e8f

#85898f

Triadic

#858e8f

#8f858e

#8e8f85

Split-complementary

#858e8f

#8f8589

#8f8b85

Tetradic

#858e8f

#86858f

#8f8685

#8e8f85

Square

#858e8f

#8b858f

#8f8685

#898f85

Shades

Color #858e8f mixed toward black.

#6e7778

#585f60

#424748

#2c3030

#161818

Tints

Color #858e8f mixed toward white.

#99a1a2

#aeb4b4

#c2c6c7

#d6d9da

#ebecec

Tones

Color #858e8f mixed toward gray.

#868d8e

#878d8d

#878c8c

#888b8c

#898b8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#89898f · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#88888f · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#858f8f · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 4.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #858e8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#858e8f]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#858e8f (#858e8f) is rgb(133, 142, 143) in RGB.

No, #858e8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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