#8ca197

Color #8ca197

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.92 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8ca197

RGB

rgb(140, 161, 151)

HSL

hsl(151.4, 10%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(151.4, 13%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13%, 0%, 6.2%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(64.4, -9.4, 2.72)

LCH

lch(64.4, 9.79, 163.86)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.0277, 165.16)

HWB

hwb(151.4, 54.9%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a18c96

Analogous

#8ca18c

#8ca197

#8ca0a1

Triadic

#8ca197

#978ca1

#a1978c

Split-complementary

#8ca197

#a18ca0

#a18c8c

Tetradic

#8ca197

#8c96a1

#a18c96

#a1978c

Square

#8ca197

#8c8ca1

#a18c96

#a0a18c

Shades

Color #8ca197 mixed toward black.

#718a7e

#5a6e65

#44534c

#2d3732

#171c19

Tints

Color #8ca197 mixed toward white.

#9fb1a8

#b2c0ba

#c5d0cb

#d9e0dc

#ecefee

Tones

Color #8ca197 mixed toward gray.

#8e9f97

#8f9d97

#919c97

#939a97

#959897

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969699 · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#94939a · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#8d9b9c · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 10.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ca197;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ca197]

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Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#8ca197 (#8ca197) is rgb(140, 161, 151) in RGB.

No, #8ca197 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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