#8b989c

Color #8b989c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.01 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#8b989c

RGB

rgb(139, 152, 156)

HSL

hsl(194.1, 7.9%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.1, 10.9%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.9%, 2.6%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(61.95, -3.8, -3.69)

LCH

lch(61.95, 5.3, 224.16)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.016, 218.16)

HWB

hwb(194.1, 54.5%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c8f8b

Analogous

#8b9c97

#8b989c

#8b8f9c

Triadic

#8b989c

#9c8b98

#989c8b

Split-complementary

#8b989c

#9c8b8f

#9c978b

Tetradic

#8b989c

#8f8b9c

#9c8f8b

#989c8b

Square

#8b989c

#978b9c

#9c8f8b

#8f9c8b

Shades

Color #8b989c mixed toward black.

#718085

#5a666a

#444d50

#2d3335

#171a1b

Tints

Color #8b989c mixed toward white.

#9ea9ac

#b2babd

#c5cbcd

#d8ddde

#eceeee

Tones

Color #8b989c mixed toward gray.

#8c979a

#8e9699

#8f9698

#919596

#929495

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#91919b · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#908f9b · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#8c9a9a · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b989c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b989c]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#8b989c (#8b989c) is rgb(139, 152, 156) in RGB.

No, #8b989c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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