#8aae9e

Color #8aae9e

A muted light green.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 14.17 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 12.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8aae9e

RGB

rgb(138, 174, 158)

HSL

hsl(153.3, 18.2%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(153.3, 20.7%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.7%, 0%, 9.2%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(68.13, -15.55, 4.2)

LCH

lch(68.13, 16.11, 164.89)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0456, 166.18)

HWB

hwb(153.3, 54.1%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ae8a9a

Analogous

#8aae8c

#8aae9e

#8aacae

Triadic

#8aae9e

#9e8aae

#ae9e8a

Split-complementary

#8aae9e

#ae8aac

#ae8c8a

Tetradic

#8aae9e

#8a9aae

#ae8a9a

#ae9e8a

Square

#8aae9e

#8c8aae

#ae8a9a

#acae8a

Shades

Color #8aae9e mixed toward black.

#6b9985

#557b6a

#405c50

#2b3d35

#151f1b

Tints

Color #8aae9e mixed toward white.

#9ebcae

#b1c9be

#c5d7cf

#d8e4df

#ecf2ef

Tones

Color #8aae9e mixed toward gray.

#8dab9e

#90a89d

#93a59d

#96a29d

#999f9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9ba2 · ΔE 18.3

Deuteranopia

#9996a3 · ΔE 21.7

Tritanopia

#8ca5a6 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 15.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8aae9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8aae9e]

Related colors

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#8aae9e (#8aae9e) is rgb(138, 174, 158) in RGB.

No, #8aae9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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