#8b998d

Color #8b998d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.43 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8b998d

RGB

rgb(139, 153, 141)

HSL

hsl(128.6, 6.4%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(128.6, 9.2%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.2%, 0%, 7.8%, 40%)

LAB

lab(61.82, -7.38, 4.6)

LCH

lch(61.82, 8.7, 148.06)

OKLCH

oklch(66.8%, 0.0237, 149.53)

HWB

hwb(128.6, 54.5%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#998b97

Analogous

#90998b

#8b998d

#8b9994

Triadic

#8b998d

#8d8b99

#998d8b

Split-complementary

#8b998d

#948b99

#998b90

Tetradic

#8b998d

#8b9799

#998b97

#998d8b

Square

#8b998d

#8b9099

#998b97

#99948b

Shades

Color #8b998d mixed toward black.

#728274

#5b685d

#444e46

#2e342e

#171a17

Tints

Color #8b998d mixed toward white.

#9eaaa0

#b2bbb3

#c5ccc6

#d8ddd9

#eceeec

Tones

Color #8b998d mixed toward gray.

#8c988e

#8d978f

#8f9690

#909490

#919391

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#919190 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#908f91 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#8c9293 · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b998d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b998d]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#8b998d (#8b998d) is rgb(139, 153, 141) in RGB.

No, #8b998d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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