#8b9ca3

Color #8b9ca3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.4 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8b9ca3

RGB

rgb(139, 156, 163)

HSL

hsl(197.5, 11.5%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.5, 14.7%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.7%, 4.3%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(63.27, -4.51, -5.69)

LCH

lch(63.27, 7.26, 231.6)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.022, 224.45)

HWB

hwb(197.5, 54.5%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3928b

Analogous

#8ba39e

#8b9ca3

#8b90a3

Triadic

#8b9ca3

#a38b9c

#9ca38b

Split-complementary

#8b9ca3

#a38b90

#a39e8b

Tetradic

#8b9ca3

#928ba3

#a3928b

#9ca38b

Square

#8b9ca3

#9e8ba3

#a3928b

#90a38b

Shades

Color #8b9ca3 mixed toward black.

#6f848c

#596970

#434f54

#2d3538

#161a1c

Tints

Color #8b9ca3 mixed toward white.

#9eacb2

#b2bdc2

#c5cdd1

#d8dee0

#eceef0

Tones

Color #8b9ca3 mixed toward gray.

#8d9ba1

#8f9a9f

#91999d

#93999b

#959899

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393a1 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#9290a1 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#8ca0a0 · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 7.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b9ca3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b9ca3]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8b9ca3 (#8b9ca3) is rgb(139, 156, 163) in RGB.

No, #8b9ca3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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