#8b9ca2

Color #8b9ca2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.22 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8b9ca2

RGB

rgb(139, 156, 162)

HSL

hsl(195.7, 11%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195.7, 14.2%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.2%, 3.7%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(63.24, -4.72, -5.17)

LCH

lch(63.24, 7, 227.61)

OKLCH

oklch(68.1%, 0.0213, 221.01)

HWB

hwb(195.7, 54.5%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2918b

Analogous

#8ba29c

#8b9ca2

#8b90a2

Triadic

#8b9ca2

#a28b9c

#9ca28b

Split-complementary

#8b9ca2

#a28b90

#a29c8b

Tetradic

#8b9ca2

#918ba2

#a2918b

#9ca28b

Square

#8b9ca2

#9c8ba2

#a2918b

#90a28b

Shades

Color #8b9ca2 mixed toward black.

#70848b

#596a6f

#434f53

#2d3538

#161a1c

Tints

Color #8b9ca2 mixed toward white.

#9eacb1

#b2bdc1

#c5cdd0

#d8dee0

#eceeef

Tones

Color #8b9ca2 mixed toward gray.

#8d9ba0

#8f9a9e

#91999c

#93989a

#959798

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393a1 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#9290a0 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#8c9f9f · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b9ca2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b9ca2]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#8b9ca2 (#8b9ca2) is rgb(139, 156, 162) in RGB.

No, #8b9ca2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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