#8a997b

Color #8a997b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 17.21 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8a997b

RGB

rgb(138, 153, 123)

HSL

hsl(90, 12.8%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(90, 19.6%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.8%, 0%, 19.6%, 40%)

LAB

lab(61.32, -11.02, 14.01)

LCH

lch(61.32, 17.82, 128.19)

OKLCH

oklch(66.3%, 0.0464, 129.32)

HWB

hwb(90, 48.2%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a7b99

Analogous

#99997b

#8a997b

#7b997b

Triadic

#8a997b

#7b8a99

#997b8a

Split-complementary

#8a997b

#7b7b99

#997b99

Tetradic

#8a997b

#7b998a

#8a7b99

#997b8a

Square

#8a997b

#7b9999

#8a7b99

#997b7b

Shades

Color #8a997b mixed toward black.

#738264

#5c6850

#454e3c

#2e3428

#171a14

Tints

Color #8a997b mixed toward white.

#9daa91

#b1bba7

#c4ccbd

#d8ddd3

#ebeee9

Tones

Color #8a997b mixed toward gray.

#8a967d

#8a9480

#8a9182

#8a8f85

#8a8c87

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#919183 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#908f85 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#8b898a · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a997b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a997b]

Related colors

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#8a997b (#8a997b) is rgb(138, 153, 123) in RGB.

No, #8a997b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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