#8ba6a0

Color #8ba6a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.07 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8ba6a0

RGB

rgb(139, 166, 160)

HSL

hsl(166.7, 13.2%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(166.7, 16.3%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.3%, 0%, 3.6%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(65.98, -10.58, -0.02)

LCH

lch(65.98, 10.58, 180.11)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0312, 180.37)

HWB

hwb(166.7, 54.5%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a68b91

Analogous

#8ba692

#8ba6a0

#8b9ea6

Triadic

#8ba6a0

#a08ba6

#a6a08b

Split-complementary

#8ba6a0

#a68b9e

#a6928b

Tetradic

#8ba6a0

#8b91a6

#a68b91

#a6a08b

Square

#8ba6a0

#928ba6

#a68b91

#9ea68b

Shades

Color #8ba6a0 mixed toward black.

#6e9088

#58736d

#425652

#2c3a37

#161d1b

Tints

Color #8ba6a0 mixed toward white.

#9eb5b0

#b2c4c0

#c5d3d0

#d8e1df

#ecf0ef

Tones

Color #8ba6a0 mixed toward gray.

#8da49f

#8fa29e

#929f9c

#949d9b

#969b9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9798a1 · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#9694a2 · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#8da3a3 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 11.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8ba6a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ba6a0]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Turquoise #40e0d0

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Frequently asked questions

#8ba6a0 (#8ba6a0) is rgb(139, 166, 160) in RGB.

No, #8ba6a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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