#8e989c

Color #8e989c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.29 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8e989c

RGB

rgb(142, 152, 156)

HSL

hsl(197.1, 6.6%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.1, 9%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 2.6%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(62.17, -2.76, -3.33)

LCH

lch(62.17, 4.33, 230.35)

OKLCH

oklch(67.3%, 0.0129, 223.43)

HWB

hwb(197.1, 55.7%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c928e

Analogous

#8e9c99

#8e989c

#8e919c

Triadic

#8e989c

#9c8e98

#989c8e

Split-complementary

#8e989c

#9c8e91

#9c998e

Tetradic

#8e989c

#928e9c

#9c928e

#989c8e

Square

#8e989c

#998e9c

#9c928e

#919c8e

Shades

Color #8e989c mixed toward black.

#748084

#5d666a

#464d4f

#2e3335

#171a1a

Tints

Color #8e989c mixed toward white.

#a1a9ac

#b4babd

#c6cbcd

#d9ddde

#eceeee

Tones

Color #8e989c mixed toward gray.

#8f979b

#90979a

#919698

#939697

#949596

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#92939b · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#92919b · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#8f9a9a · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 4.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e989c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e989c]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8e989c (#8e989c) is rgb(142, 152, 156) in RGB.

No, #8e989c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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