#8a9599

Color #8a9599

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.72 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8a9599

RGB

rgb(138, 149, 153)

HSL

hsl(196, 6.8%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196, 9.8%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.8%, 2.6%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(60.96, -3.11, -3.46)

LCH

lch(60.96, 4.65, 228.05)

OKLCH

oklch(66.2%, 0.014, 221.53)

HWB

hwb(196, 54.1%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#998e8a

Analogous

#8a9996

#8a9599

#8a8e99

Triadic

#8a9599

#998a95

#95998a

Split-complementary

#8a9599

#998a8e

#99968a

Tetradic

#8a9599

#8e8a99

#998e8a

#95998a

Square

#8a9599

#968a99

#998e8a

#8e998a

Shades

Color #8a9599 mixed toward black.

#717d82

#5a6468

#444b4e

#2d3234

#17191a

Tints

Color #8a9599 mixed toward white.

#9ea7aa

#b1b8bb

#c5cacc

#d8dcdd

#ecedee

Tones

Color #8a9599 mixed toward gray.

#8b9498

#8d9497

#8e9395

#8f9394

#909293

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8f98 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#8e8d98 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#8b9797 · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a9599;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a9599]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#8a9599 (#8a9599) is rgb(138, 149, 153) in RGB.

No, #8a9599 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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