#8a9698

Color #8a9698

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.92 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8a9698

RGB

rgb(138, 150, 152)

HSL

hsl(188.6, 6.4%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.6, 9.2%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.2%, 1.3%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(61.21, -3.88, -2.53)

LCH

lch(61.21, 4.63, 213.11)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.0141, 208.74)

HWB

hwb(188.6, 54.1%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#988c8a

Analogous

#8a9893

#8a9698

#8a8f98

Triadic

#8a9698

#988a96

#96988a

Split-complementary

#8a9698

#988a8f

#98938a

Tetradic

#8a9698

#8c8a98

#988c8a

#96988a

Square

#8a9698

#938a98

#988c8a

#8f988a

Shades

Color #8a9698 mixed toward black.

#717e81

#5b6567

#444c4d

#2d3333

#17191a

Tints

Color #8a9698 mixed toward white.

#9ea8a9

#b1b9ba

#c5cbcc

#d8dcdd

#eceeee

Tones

Color #8a9698 mixed toward gray.

#8b9597

#8c9496

#8e9495

#8f9393

#909292

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8f98 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#8f8e97 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#8b9797 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a9698;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a9698]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#8a9698 (#8a9698) is rgb(138, 150, 152) in RGB.

No, #8a9698 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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