#8b9491

Color #8b9491

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.95 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#8b9491

RGB

rgb(139, 148, 145)

HSL

hsl(160, 4%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(160, 6.1%, 58%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 0%, 2%, 42%)

LAB

lab(60.53, -3.85, 0.46)

LCH

lch(60.53, 3.88, 173.19)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.0113, 173.88)

HWB

hwb(160, 54.5%, 42%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#948b8e

Analogous

#8b948d

#8b9491

#8b9394

Triadic

#8b9491

#918b94

#94918b

Split-complementary

#8b9491

#948b93

#948d8b

Tetradic

#8b9491

#8b8e94

#948b8e

#94918b

Square

#8b9491

#8d8b94

#948b8e

#93948b

Shades

Color #8b9491 mixed toward black.

#737c79

#5c6461

#454b49

#2e3230

#171918

Tints

Color #8b9491 mixed toward white.

#9ea6a3

#b2b8b6

#c5cac8

#d8dbda

#eceded

Tones

Color #8b9491 mixed toward gray.

#8c9391

#8d9391

#8d9290

#8e9190

#8f9090

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8f92 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#8e8e92 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#8b9292 · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b9491;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b9491]

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Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#8b9491 (#8b9491) is rgb(139, 148, 145) in RGB.

No, #8b9491 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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