#8b8f8f

Color #8b8f8f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.7 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8b8f8f

RGB

rgb(139, 143, 143)

HSL

hsl(180, 1.8%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 2.8%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.8%, 0%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(59.08, -1.46, -0.51)

LCH

lch(59.08, 1.55, 199.26)

OKLCH

oklch(64.7%, 0.0047, 197.28)

HWB

hwb(180, 54.5%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f8b8b

Analogous

#8b8f8d

#8b8f8f

#8b8d8f

Triadic

#8b8f8f

#8f8b8f

#8f8f8b

Split-complementary

#8b8f8f

#8f8b8d

#8f8d8b

Tetradic

#8b8f8f

#8b8b8f

#8f8b8b

#8f8f8b

Square

#8b8f8f

#8d8b8f

#8f8b8b

#8d8f8b

Shades

Color #8b8f8f mixed toward black.

#737878

#5c6060

#454848

#2e3030

#171818

Tints

Color #8b8f8f mixed toward white.

#9ea2a2

#b2b4b4

#c5c7c7

#d8dada

#ececec

Tones

Color #8b8f8f mixed toward gray.

#8b8f8f

#8c8e8e

#8d8d8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.42:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d8f · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#8d8c8f · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#8b8f8f · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 2.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b8f8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b8f8f]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#8b8f8f (#8b8f8f) is rgb(139, 143, 143) in RGB.

No, #8b8f8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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