#8d9d9f

Color #8d9d9f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.27 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8d9d9f

RGB

rgb(141, 157, 159)

HSL

hsl(186.7, 8.6%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.7, 11.3%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 1.3%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(63.57, -5.23, -2.97)

LCH

lch(63.57, 6.01, 209.59)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.0184, 205.73)

HWB

hwb(186.7, 55.3%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f8f8d

Analogous

#8d9f98

#8d9d9f

#8d949f

Triadic

#8d9d9f

#9f8d9d

#9d9f8d

Split-complementary

#8d9d9f

#9f8d94

#9f988d

Tetradic

#8d9d9f

#8f8d9f

#9f8f8d

#9d9f8d

Square

#8d9d9f

#988d9f

#9f8f8d

#949f8d

Shades

Color #8d9d9f mixed toward black.

#728588

#5b6b6d

#455051

#2e3536

#171b1b

Tints

Color #8d9d9f mixed toward white.

#a0adaf

#b3bebf

#c6cecf

#d9dedf

#ecefef

Tones

Color #8d9d9f mixed toward gray.

#8e9c9d

#909b9c

#91999a

#939899

#949797

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#94949f · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#93929e · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#8e9e9e · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 7.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8d9d9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d9d9f]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#8d9d9f (#8d9d9f) is rgb(141, 157, 159) in RGB.

No, #8d9d9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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