#859493

Color #859493

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.69 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#859493

RGB

rgb(133, 148, 147)

HSL

hsl(176, 6.6%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(176, 10.1%, 58%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.1%, 0%, 0.7%, 42%)

LAB

lab(60.13, -5.57, -1.3)

LCH

lch(60.13, 5.72, 193.14)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.0173, 192.03)

HWB

hwb(176, 52.2%, 42%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#948586

Analogous

#85948b

#859493

#858e94

Triadic

#859493

#938594

#949385

Split-complementary

#859493

#94858e

#948b85

Tetradic

#859493

#858694

#948586

#949385

Square

#859493

#8b8594

#948586

#8e9485

Shades

Color #859493 mixed toward black.

#6d7d7c

#576463

#424b4a

#2c3232

#161919

Tints

Color #859493 mixed toward white.

#99a6a5

#aeb8b7

#c2cac9

#d6dbdb

#ebeded

Tones

Color #859493 mixed toward gray.

#869392

#879291

#899090

#8a8f8f

#8b8e8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c93 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#8b8a93 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#869393 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 7.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #859493;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#859493]

Related colors

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Turquoise #40e0d0

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#859493 (#859493) is rgb(133, 148, 147) in RGB.

No, #859493 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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