#8c9ca2

Color #8c9ca2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.94 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8c9ca2

RGB

rgb(140, 156, 162)

HSL

hsl(196.4, 10.6%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.4, 13.6%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.6%, 3.7%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(63.31, -4.38, -5.06)

LCH

lch(63.31, 6.69, 229.12)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.0202, 222.2)

HWB

hwb(196.4, 54.9%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2928c

Analogous

#8ca29d

#8c9ca2

#8c91a2

Triadic

#8c9ca2

#a28c9c

#9ca28c

Split-complementary

#8c9ca2

#a28c91

#a29d8c

Tetradic

#8c9ca2

#928ca2

#a2928c

#9ca28c

Square

#8c9ca2

#9d8ca2

#a2928c

#91a28c

Shades

Color #8c9ca2 mixed toward black.

#70848b

#5a696f

#434f53

#2d3538

#161a1c

Tints

Color #8c9ca2 mixed toward white.

#9facb1

#b2bdc1

#c5cdd0

#d9dee0

#eceeef

Tones

Color #8c9ca2 mixed toward gray.

#8e9ba0

#909a9e

#91999c

#93999b

#959899

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393a1 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#9291a0 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#8d9f9f · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c9ca2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c9ca2]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#8c9ca2 (#8c9ca2) is rgb(140, 156, 162) in RGB.

No, #8c9ca2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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