#8d9999

Color #8d9999

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.29 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#8d9999

RGB

rgb(141, 153, 153)

HSL

hsl(180, 5.6%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 7.8%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.8%, 0%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(62.29, -4.28, -1.47)

LCH

lch(62.29, 4.53, 198.96)

OKLCH

oklch(67.3%, 0.0138, 196.86)

HWB

hwb(180, 55.3%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#998d8d

Analogous

#8d9993

#8d9999

#8d9399

Triadic

#8d9999

#998d99

#99998d

Split-complementary

#8d9999

#998d93

#99938d

Tetradic

#8d9999

#8d8d99

#998d8d

#99998d

Square

#8d9999

#938d99

#998d8d

#93998d

Shades

Color #8d9999 mixed toward black.

#748181

#5c6767

#454e4e

#2e3434

#171a1a

Tints

Color #8d9999 mixed toward white.

#a0aaaa

#b3bbbb

#c6cccc

#d9dddd

#eceeee

Tones

Color #8d9999 mixed toward gray.

#8e9898

#8f9797

#909696

#919595

#929494

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#929299 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#929199 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#8e9999 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 5.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8d9999;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d9999]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#8d9999 (#8d9999) is rgb(141, 153, 153) in RGB.

No, #8d9999 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #8d9999, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast