#8ca59e

Color #8ca59e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.74 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8ca59e

RGB

rgb(140, 165, 158)

HSL

hsl(163.2, 12.2%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(163.2, 15.2%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.2%, 0%, 4.2%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(65.71, -10.12, 0.71)

LCH

lch(65.71, 10.14, 175.99)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0296, 176.71)

HWB

hwb(163.2, 54.9%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a58c93

Analogous

#8ca591

#8ca59e

#8c9fa5

Triadic

#8ca59e

#9e8ca5

#a59e8c

Split-complementary

#8ca59e

#a58c9f

#a5918c

Tetradic

#8ca59e

#8c93a5

#a58c93

#a59e8c

Square

#8ca59e

#918ca5

#a58c93

#9fa58c

Shades

Color #8ca59e mixed toward black.

#708f86

#59726b

#435650

#2d3936

#161d1b

Tints

Color #8ca59e mixed toward white.

#9fb4ae

#b2c3be

#c5d2ce

#d9e1df

#ecf0ef

Tones

Color #8ca59e mixed toward gray.

#8ea39d

#90a19c

#929f9b

#949d9a

#969b99

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9798a0 · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#9694a0 · ΔE 16.6

Tritanopia

#8da1a1 · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ca59e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ca59e]

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Spring Green #00ff7f

Frequently asked questions

#8ca59e (#8ca59e) is rgb(140, 165, 158) in RGB.

No, #8ca59e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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