#8b989a

Color #8b989a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.88 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8b989a

RGB

rgb(139, 152, 154)

HSL

hsl(188, 6.9%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188, 9.7%, 60.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 1.3%, 0%, 39.6%)

LAB

lab(61.89, -4.22, -2.64)

LCH

lch(61.89, 4.98, 212.03)

OKLCH

oklch(67%, 0.0153, 207.74)

HWB

hwb(188, 54.5%, 39.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9a8d8b

Analogous

#8b9a95

#8b989a

#8b919a

Triadic

#8b989a

#9a8b98

#989a8b

Split-complementary

#8b989a

#9a8b91

#9a958b

Tetradic

#8b989a

#8d8b9a

#9a8d8b

#989a8b

Square

#8b989a

#958b9a

#9a8d8b

#919a8b

Shades

Color #8b989a mixed toward black.

#728083

#5b6768

#444d4e

#2e3334

#171a1a

Tints

Color #8b989a mixed toward white.

#9ea9ab

#b2babc

#c5cccd

#d8dddd

#eceeee

Tones

Color #8b989a mixed toward gray.

#8c9799

#8e9698

#8f9596

#909495

#919494

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#91919a · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#908f99 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#8c9999 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b989a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b989a]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Blue #add8e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#8b989a (#8b989a) is rgb(139, 152, 154) in RGB.

No, #8b989a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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