#859898

Color #859898

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 10.55 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#859898

RGB

rgb(133, 152, 152)

HSL

hsl(180, 8.4%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 12.5%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.5%, 0%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(61.4, -6.71, -2.28)

LCH

lch(61.4, 7.09, 198.77)

OKLCH

oklch(66.5%, 0.0216, 196.67)

HWB

hwb(180, 52.2%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#988585

Analogous

#85988f

#859898

#858f98

Triadic

#859898

#988598

#989885

Split-complementary

#859898

#98858f

#988f85

Tetradic

#859898

#858598

#988585

#989885

Square

#859898

#8f8598

#988585

#8f9885

Shades

Color #859898 mixed toward black.

#6d8181

#576767

#414d4d

#2c3434

#161a1a

Tints

Color #859898 mixed toward white.

#99a9a9

#aebaba

#c2cbcb

#d6dddd

#ebeeee

Tones

Color #859898 mixed toward gray.

#879696

#889595

#8a9393

#8b9292

#8d9090

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8e98 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#8d8b98 · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#869898 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 8.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #859898;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#859898]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#859898 (#859898) is rgb(133, 152, 152) in RGB.

No, #859898 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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