#8a9397

Color #8a9397

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.86 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8a9397

RGB

rgb(138, 147, 151)

HSL

hsl(198.5, 5.9%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.5, 8.6%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 2.6%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(60.34, -2.42, -3.23)

LCH

lch(60.34, 4.04, 233.16)

OKLCH

oklch(65.7%, 0.0121, 226.01)

HWB

hwb(198.5, 54.1%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#978e8a

Analogous

#8a9795

#8a9397

#8a8d97

Triadic

#8a9397

#978a93

#93978a

Split-complementary

#8a9397

#978a8d

#97958a

Tetradic

#8a9397

#8e8a97

#978e8a

#93978a

Square

#8a9397

#958a97

#978e8a

#8d978a

Shades

Color #8a9397 mixed toward black.

#717b80

#5b6366

#444a4d

#2d3133

#17191a

Tints

Color #8a9397 mixed toward white.

#9ea5a8

#b1b7ba

#c5c9cb

#d8dbdc

#ecedee

Tones

Color #8a9397 mixed toward gray.

#8b9396

#8c9295

#8d9294

#8e9193

#8f9192

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8e96 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#8d8d96 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#8a9595 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 4.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a9397;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a9397]

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Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8a9397 (#8a9397) is rgb(138, 147, 151) in RGB.

No, #8a9397 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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