#879f9c

Color #879f9c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.68 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#879f9c

RGB

rgb(135, 159, 156)

HSL

hsl(172.5, 11.1%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(172.5, 15.1%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.1%, 0%, 1.9%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(63.63, -9, -1.25)

LCH

lch(63.63, 9.09, 187.91)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.0273, 187.36)

HWB

hwb(172.5, 52.9%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f878a

Analogous

#879f90

#879f9c

#87969f

Triadic

#879f9c

#9c879f

#9f9c87

Split-complementary

#879f9c

#9f8796

#9f9087

Tetradic

#879f9c

#878a9f

#9f878a

#9f9c87

Square

#879f9c

#90879f

#9f878a

#969f87

Shades

Color #879f9c mixed toward black.

#6d8885

#576d6a

#415250

#2c3635

#161b1b

Tints

Color #879f9c mixed toward white.

#9bafac

#afbfbd

#c3cfcd

#d7dfde

#ebefee

Tones

Color #879f9c mixed toward gray.

#899d9a

#8b9b99

#8d9997

#8f9796

#919594

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#92929d · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#918f9d · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#889d9d · ΔE 2

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 10.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #879f9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#879f9c]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#879f9c (#879f9c) is rgb(135, 159, 156) in RGB.

No, #879f9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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