#8ca4a3

Color #8ca4a3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.56 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8ca4a3

RGB

rgb(140, 164, 163)

HSL

hsl(177.5, 11.7%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(177.5, 14.6%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.6%, 0%, 0.6%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(65.57, -8.53, -2.29)

LCH

lch(65.57, 8.83, 195.03)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.0268, 193.36)

HWB

hwb(177.5, 54.9%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a48c8d

Analogous

#8ca497

#8ca4a3

#8c99a4

Triadic

#8ca4a3

#a38ca4

#a4a38c

Split-complementary

#8ca4a3

#a48c99

#a4978c

Tetradic

#8ca4a3

#8c8da4

#a48c8d

#a4a38c

Square

#8ca4a3

#978ca4

#a48c8d

#99a48c

Shades

Color #8ca4a3 mixed toward black.

#708d8c

#597170

#435554

#2d3938

#161c1c

Tints

Color #8ca4a3 mixed toward white.

#9fb3b2

#b2c2c2

#c5d2d1

#d9e1e0

#ecf0f0

Tones

Color #8ca4a3 mixed toward gray.

#8ea2a1

#90a09f

#929e9e

#949c9c

#969a9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797a3 · ΔE 13.7

Deuteranopia

#9694a3 · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#8da3a3 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 10.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ca4a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ca4a3]

Related colors

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#8ca4a3 (#8ca4a3) is rgb(140, 164, 163) in RGB.

No, #8ca4a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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