#8a9598

Color #8a9598

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.58 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8a9598

RGB

rgb(138, 149, 152)

HSL

hsl(192.9, 6.4%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192.9, 9.2%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.2%, 2%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(60.93, -3.32, -2.94)

LCH

lch(60.93, 4.43, 221.53)

OKLCH

oklch(66.2%, 0.0135, 215.93)

HWB

hwb(192.9, 54.1%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#988d8a

Analogous

#8a9894

#8a9598

#8a8e98

Triadic

#8a9598

#988a95

#95988a

Split-complementary

#8a9598

#988a8e

#98948a

Tetradic

#8a9598

#8d8a98

#988d8a

#95988a

Square

#8a9598

#948a98

#988d8a

#8e988a

Shades

Color #8a9598 mixed toward black.

#717d81

#5b6467

#444b4d

#2d3233

#17191a

Tints

Color #8a9598 mixed toward white.

#9ea7a9

#b1b8ba

#c5cacc

#d8dcdd

#ecedee

Tones

Color #8a9598 mixed toward gray.

#8b9497

#8c9496

#8e9395

#8f9293

#909292

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8f97 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#8e8d97 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#8b9797 · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a9598;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a9598]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#8a9598 (#8a9598) is rgb(138, 149, 152) in RGB.

No, #8a9598 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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