#8a9b98

Color #8a9b98

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.4 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8a9b98

RGB

rgb(138, 155, 152)

HSL

hsl(169.4, 7.8%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(169.4, 11%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 0%, 1.9%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(62.6, -6.63, -0.48)

LCH

lch(62.6, 6.65, 184.14)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.0198, 184.04)

HWB

hwb(169.4, 54.1%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b8a8d

Analogous

#8a9b90

#8a9b98

#8a969b

Triadic

#8a9b98

#988a9b

#9b988a

Split-complementary

#8a9b98

#9b8a96

#9b908a

Tetradic

#8a9b98

#8a8d9b

#9b8a8d

#9b988a

Square

#8a9b98

#908a9b

#9b8a8d

#969b8a

Shades

Color #8a9b98 mixed toward black.

#718480

#5a6967

#444f4d

#2d3533

#171a1a

Tints

Color #8a9b98 mixed toward white.

#9eaca9

#b1bcba

#c5cdcc

#d8dedd

#eceeee

Tones

Color #8a9b98 mixed toward gray.

#8c9a97

#8d9896

#8e9795

#909594

#919494

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#929299 · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#918f99 · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#8b9999 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 8.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a9b98;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a9b98]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#8a9b98 (#8a9b98) is rgb(138, 155, 152) in RGB.

No, #8a9b98 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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