#8ca3ad

Color #8ca3ad

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.43 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8ca3ad

RGB

rgb(140, 163, 173)

HSL

hsl(198.2, 16.8%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.2, 19.1%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.1%, 5.8%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(65.58, -5.8, -7.86)

LCH

lch(65.58, 9.77, 233.58)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0296, 225.96)

HWB

hwb(198.2, 54.9%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad968c

Analogous

#8cada7

#8ca3ad

#8c93ad

Triadic

#8ca3ad

#ad8ca3

#a3ad8c

Split-complementary

#8ca3ad

#ad8c93

#ada78c

Tetradic

#8ca3ad

#968cad

#ad968c

#a3ad8c

Square

#8ca3ad

#a78cad

#ad968c

#93ad8c

Shades

Color #8ca3ad mixed toward black.

#6e8b97

#576f7a

#41535b

#2b383d

#161c1e

Tints

Color #8ca3ad mixed toward white.

#9fb2bb

#b2c2c8

#c6d1d6

#d9e0e4

#ecf0f1

Tones

Color #8ca3ad mixed toward gray.

#8fa2aa

#92a1a8

#94a0a5

#979fa2

#9a9e9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797ab · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#9593aa · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#8da9a8 · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 9.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ca3ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ca3ad]

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Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8ca3ad (#8ca3ad) is rgb(140, 163, 173) in RGB.

No, #8ca3ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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