#888f8e

Color #888f8e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.91 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#888f8e

RGB

rgb(136, 143, 142)

HSL

hsl(171.4, 3%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(171.4, 4.9%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 0%, 0.7%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(58.82, -2.74, -0.35)

LCH

lch(58.82, 2.76, 187.28)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.0084, 186.87)

HWB

hwb(171.4, 53.3%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f8889

Analogous

#888f8a

#888f8e

#888c8f

Triadic

#888f8e

#8e888f

#8f8e88

Split-complementary

#888f8e

#8f888c

#8f8a88

Tetradic

#888f8e

#88898f

#8f8889

#8f8e88

Square

#888f8e

#8a888f

#8f8889

#8c8f88

Shades

Color #888f8e mixed toward black.

#717877

#5a605f

#444847

#2d302f

#171818

Tints

Color #888f8e mixed toward white.

#9ca2a1

#b0b4b4

#c4c7c6

#d7dad9

#ebecec

Tones

Color #888f8e mixed toward gray.

#898e8e

#898e8d

#8a8d8d

#8a8d8c

#8b8c8c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8b8e · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#8b8a8e · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#888e8e · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 3.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #888f8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#888f8e]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#888f8e (#888f8e) is rgb(136, 143, 142) in RGB.

No, #888f8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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