#8a8a89

Color #8a8a89

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 3.9 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8a8a89

RGB

rgb(138, 138, 137)

HSL

hsl(60, 0.4%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 0.7%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 0.7%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(57.45, -0.2, 0.53)

LCH

lch(57.45, 0.57, 110.67)

OKLCH

oklch(63.3%, 0.0015, 105.95)

HWB

hwb(60, 53.7%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89898a

Analogous

#8a8989

#8a8a89

#898a89

Triadic

#8a8a89

#898a8a

#8a898a

Split-complementary

#8a8a89

#89898a

Tetradic

#8a8a89

#898a89

#89898a

#8a898a

Square

#8a8a89

#898a89

#89898a

#8a8989

Shades

Color #8a8a89 mixed toward black.

#737372

#5c5c5b

#454544

#2e2e2e

#171717

Tints

Color #8a8a89 mixed toward white.

#9d9d9d

#b1b1b0

#c4c4c4

#d8d8d8

#ebebeb

Tones

Color #8a8a89 mixed toward gray.

#8a8a89

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.08:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a89 · ΔE 0

Deuteranopia

#8a8a89 · ΔE 0

Tritanopia

#8a8989 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 0.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a8a89;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a8a89]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#8a8a89 (#8a8a89) is rgb(138, 138, 137) in RGB.

No, #8a8a89 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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