#8a978d

Color #8a978d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 10.74 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8a978d

RGB

rgb(138, 151, 141)

HSL

hsl(133.8, 5.9%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(133.8, 8.6%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 0%, 6.6%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(61.18, -6.65, 3.67)

LCH

lch(61.18, 7.6, 151.11)

OKLCH

oklch(66.3%, 0.0208, 152.57)

HWB

hwb(133.8, 54.1%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#978a94

Analogous

#8e978a

#8a978d

#8a9794

Triadic

#8a978d

#8d8a97

#978d8a

Split-complementary

#8a978d

#948a97

#978a8e

Tetradic

#8a978d

#8a9497

#978a94

#978d8a

Square

#8a978d

#8a8e97

#978a94

#97948a

Shades

Color #8a978d mixed toward black.

#718075

#5b665d

#444d46

#2d332f

#171a17

Tints

Color #8a978d mixed toward white.

#9ea8a0

#b1bab3

#c5cbc6

#d8dcd9

#eceeec

Tones

Color #8a978d mixed toward gray.

#8b968e

#8c958e

#8d948f

#8e938f

#8f9290

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.89:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#909090 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#8f8e90 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#8b9192 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 8.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a978d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a978d]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Frequently asked questions

#8a978d (#8a978d) is rgb(138, 151, 141) in RGB.

No, #8a978d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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