#8ca0a8

Color #8ca0a8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.58 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8ca0a8

RGB

rgb(140, 160, 168)

HSL

hsl(197.1, 13.9%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.1, 16.7%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 4.8%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(64.6, -5.27, -6.52)

LCH

lch(64.6, 8.38, 231.05)

OKLCH

oklch(69.3%, 0.0255, 223.73)

HWB

hwb(197.1, 54.9%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8948c

Analogous

#8ca8a2

#8ca0a8

#8c92a8

Triadic

#8ca0a8

#a88ca0

#a0a88c

Split-complementary

#8ca0a8

#a88c92

#a8a28c

Tetradic

#8ca0a8

#948ca8

#a8948c

#a0a88c

Square

#8ca0a8

#a28ca8

#a8948c

#92a88c

Shades

Color #8ca0a8 mixed toward black.

#6f8892

#586d75

#425258

#2c363a

#161b1d

Tints

Color #8ca0a8 mixed toward white.

#9fb0b7

#b2c0c5

#c5d0d4

#d9dfe2

#eceff1

Tones

Color #8ca0a8 mixed toward gray.

#8e9fa6

#919ea3

#939da1

#959c9f

#989b9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595a6 · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#9492a6 · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#8da5a4 · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 8.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ca0a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ca0a8]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8ca0a8 (#8ca0a8) is rgb(140, 160, 168) in RGB.

No, #8ca0a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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