#8b9e87

Color #8b9e87

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 16.1 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#8b9e87

RGB

rgb(139, 158, 135)

HSL

hsl(109.6, 10.6%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(109.6, 14.6%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(12%, 0%, 14.6%, 38%)

LAB

lab(63.09, -11.21, 9.78)

LCH

lch(63.09, 14.88, 138.9)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0396, 140.23)

HWB

hwb(109.6, 52.9%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9a879e

Analogous

#979e87

#8b9e87

#879e8f

Triadic

#8b9e87

#878b9e

#9e878b

Split-complementary

#8b9e87

#8f879e

#9e8797

Tetradic

#8b9e87

#879e9a

#9a879e

#9e878b

Square

#8b9e87

#87979e

#9a879e

#9e8f87

Shades

Color #8b9e87 mixed toward black.

#72876d

#5b6c57

#445142

#2d362c

#171b16

Tints

Color #8b9e87 mixed toward white.

#9eae9b

#b2beaf

#c5cfc3

#d8dfd7

#ecefeb

Tones

Color #8b9e87 mixed toward gray.

#8c9c89

#8e9a8b

#8f988d

#90968f

#919591

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#94948d · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#92918e · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#8c9293 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 13.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b9e87;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b9e87]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#8b9e87 (#8b9e87) is rgb(139, 158, 135) in RGB.

No, #8b9e87 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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