#88979e

Color #88979e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.08 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#88979e

RGB

rgb(136, 151, 158)

HSL

hsl(199.1, 10.2%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.1, 13.9%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.9%, 4.4%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(61.51, -3.84, -5.49)

LCH

lch(61.51, 6.7, 235.03)

OKLCH

oklch(66.7%, 0.0201, 227.42)

HWB

hwb(199.1, 53.3%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e8f88

Analogous

#889e9a

#88979e

#888c9e

Triadic

#88979e

#9e8897

#979e88

Split-complementary

#88979e

#9e888c

#9e9a88

Tetradic

#88979e

#8f889e

#9e8f88

#979e88

Square

#88979e

#9a889e

#9e8f88

#8c9e88

Shades

Color #88979e mixed toward black.

#6e7f87

#58666c

#424c51

#2c3336

#16191b

Tints

Color #88979e mixed toward white.

#9ca8ae

#b0babe

#c3cbce

#d7dcdf

#ebeeef

Tones

Color #88979e mixed toward gray.

#8a969c

#8c969a

#8d9598

#8f9497

#919495

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8f9c · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#8e8d9c · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#899b9b · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 6.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #88979e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#88979e]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#88979e (#88979e) is rgb(136, 151, 158) in RGB.

No, #88979e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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