#8a999b

Color #8a999b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.1 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8a999b

RGB

rgb(138, 153, 155)

HSL

hsl(187.1, 7.8%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.1, 11%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 1.3%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(62.13, -4.91, -2.87)

LCH

lch(62.13, 5.69, 210.31)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0174, 206.27)

HWB

hwb(187.1, 54.1%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b8c8a

Analogous

#8a9b95

#8a999b

#8a919b

Triadic

#8a999b

#9b8a99

#999b8a

Split-complementary

#8a999b

#9b8a91

#9b958a

Tetradic

#8a999b

#8c8a9b

#9b8c8a

#999b8a

Square

#8a999b

#958a9b

#9b8c8a

#919b8a

Shades

Color #8a999b mixed toward black.

#718184

#5a6869

#444e4f

#2d3435

#171a1a

Tints

Color #8a999b mixed toward white.

#9eaaac

#b1bbbc

#c5cccd

#d8ddde

#eceeee

Tones

Color #8a999b mixed toward gray.

#8c989a

#8d9798

#8e9697

#909595

#919494

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#91919b · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#908f9a · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#8b9a9a · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 6.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a999b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a999b]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#8a999b (#8a999b) is rgb(138, 153, 155) in RGB.

No, #8a999b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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