#898e90

Color #898e90

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.54 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#898e90

RGB

rgb(137, 142, 144)

HSL

hsl(197.1, 3.1%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.1, 4.9%, 56.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 1.4%, 0%, 43.5%)

LAB

lab(58.67, -1.42, -1.7)

LCH

lch(58.67, 2.22, 230.13)

OKLCH

oklch(64.3%, 0.0066, 223.15)

HWB

hwb(197.1, 53.7%, 43.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#908b89

Analogous

#89908f

#898e90

#898a90

Triadic

#898e90

#90898e

#8e9089

Split-complementary

#898e90

#90898a

#908f89

Tetradic

#898e90

#8b8990

#908b89

#8e9089

Square

#898e90

#8f8990

#908b89

#8a9089

Shades

Color #898e90 mixed toward black.

#717779

#5b5f61

#444748

#2d2f30

#171818

Tints

Color #898e90 mixed toward white.

#9da1a3

#b0b4b5

#c4c7c8

#d8d9da

#ebeced

Tones

Color #898e90 mixed toward gray.

#8a8e8f

#8b8d8e

#8c8d8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8b90 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#8b8b8f · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#898f8f · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 2.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #898e90;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#898e90]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#898e90 (#898e90) is rgb(137, 142, 144) in RGB.

No, #898e90 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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