#8aa2a8

Color #8aa2a8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.1 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8aa2a8

RGB

rgb(138, 162, 168)

HSL

hsl(192, 14.7%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192, 17.9%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.9%, 3.6%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(65.02, -7.02, -5.91)

LCH

lch(65.02, 9.18, 220.09)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0283, 214.48)

HWB

hwb(192, 54.1%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8908a

Analogous

#8aa89f

#8aa2a8

#8a93a8

Triadic

#8aa2a8

#a88aa2

#a2a88a

Split-complementary

#8aa2a8

#a88a93

#a89f8a

Tetradic

#8aa2a8

#908aa8

#a8908a

#a2a88a

Square

#8aa2a8

#9f8aa8

#a8908a

#93a88a

Shades

Color #8aa2a8 mixed toward black.

#6d8b92

#576f75

#415358

#2c373a

#161c1d

Tints

Color #8aa2a8 mixed toward white.

#9eb1b6

#b1c1c5

#c5d0d3

#d8e0e2

#eceff0

Tones

Color #8aa2a8 mixed toward gray.

#8da0a5

#8f9fa3

#929da0

#949c9e

#979a9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595a7 · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#9492a6 · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#8ba5a5 · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8aa2a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8aa2a8]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Frequently asked questions

#8aa2a8 (#8aa2a8) is rgb(138, 162, 168) in RGB.

No, #8aa2a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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