#8d9e9c

Color #8d9e9c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.48 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8d9e9c

RGB

rgb(141, 158, 156)

HSL

hsl(172.9, 8.1%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(172.9, 10.8%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.8%, 0%, 1.3%, 38%)

LAB

lab(63.77, -6.4, -1)

LCH

lch(63.77, 6.48, 188.88)

OKLCH

oklch(68.5%, 0.0195, 188.25)

HWB

hwb(172.9, 55.3%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e8d8f

Analogous

#8d9e93

#8d9e9c

#8d979e

Triadic

#8d9e9c

#9c8d9e

#9e9c8d

Split-complementary

#8d9e9c

#9e8d97

#9e938d

Tetradic

#8d9e9c

#8d8f9e

#9e8d8f

#9e9c8d

Square

#8d9e9c

#938d9e

#9e8d8f

#979e8d

Shades

Color #8d9e9c mixed toward black.

#728784

#5c6c6a

#45514f

#2e3635

#171b1a

Tints

Color #8d9e9c mixed toward white.

#a0aeac

#b3bebd

#c6cecd

#d9dfde

#ecefee

Tones

Color #8d9e9c mixed toward gray.

#8e9d9b

#909b9a

#919a99

#939898

#949797

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#95959c · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#94929d · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#8e9d9d · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 7.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8d9e9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d9e9c]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#8d9e9c (#8d9e9c) is rgb(141, 158, 156) in RGB.

No, #8d9e9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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