#8ca699

Color #8ca699

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.71 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#8ca699

RGB

rgb(140, 166, 153)

HSL

hsl(150, 12.7%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(150, 15.7%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.7%, 0%, 7.8%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(65.86, -11.67, 3.72)

LCH

lch(65.86, 12.25, 162.32)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0346, 163.87)

HWB

hwb(150, 54.9%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a68c99

Analogous

#8ca68c

#8ca699

#8ca6a6

Triadic

#8ca699

#998ca6

#a6998c

Split-complementary

#8ca699

#a68ca6

#a68c8c

Tetradic

#8ca699

#8c99a6

#a68c99

#a6998c

Square

#8ca699

#8c8ca6

#a68c99

#a6a68c

Shades

Color #8ca699 mixed toward black.

#6f9080

#597366

#43564d

#2d3933

#161d19

Tints

Color #8ca699 mixed toward white.

#9fb5aa

#b2c4bb

#c6d2cc

#d9e1dd

#ecf0ee

Tones

Color #8ca699 mixed toward gray.

#8ea499

#90a299

#939f99

#959d99

#979b99

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#98989c · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#96949d · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#8d9f9f · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ca699;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ca699]

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Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#8ca699 (#8ca699) is rgb(140, 166, 153) in RGB.

No, #8ca699 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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