#8b8e8e

Color #8b8e8e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.32 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8b8e8e

RGB

rgb(139, 142, 142)

HSL

hsl(180, 1.3%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 2.1%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 0%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(58.78, -1.1, -0.38)

LCH

lch(58.78, 1.16, 199.06)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.0035, 196.39)

HWB

hwb(180, 54.5%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e8b8b

Analogous

#8b8e8d

#8b8e8e

#8b8d8e

Triadic

#8b8e8e

#8e8b8e

#8e8e8b

Split-complementary

#8b8e8e

#8e8b8d

#8e8d8b

Tetradic

#8b8e8e

#8b8b8e

#8e8b8b

#8e8e8b

Square

#8b8e8e

#8d8b8e

#8e8b8b

#8d8e8b

Shades

Color #8b8e8e mixed toward black.

#747777

#5c5f5f

#454747

#2e2f2f

#171818

Tints

Color #8b8e8e mixed toward white.

#9ea1a1

#b2b4b4

#c5c6c6

#d8d9d9

#ececec

Tones

Color #8b8e8e mixed toward gray.

#8b8e8e

#8c8d8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.36:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c8e · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#8c8c8e · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#8b8e8e · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 1.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b8e8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b8e8e]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#8b8e8e (#8b8e8e) is rgb(139, 142, 142) in RGB.

No, #8b8e8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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