#8e9d97

Color #8e9d97

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.85 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8e9d97

RGB

rgb(142, 157, 151)

HSL

hsl(156, 7.1%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(156, 9.6%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 0%, 3.8%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(63.42, -6.53, 1.32)

LCH

lch(63.42, 6.66, 168.57)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.0192, 169.8)

HWB

hwb(156, 55.7%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d8e94

Analogous

#8e9d8f

#8e9d97

#8e9b9d

Triadic

#8e9d97

#978e9d

#9d978e

Split-complementary

#8e9d97

#9d8e9b

#9d8f8e

Tetradic

#8e9d97

#8e949d

#9d8e94

#9d978e

Square

#8e9d97

#8f8e9d

#9d8e94

#9b9d8e

Shades

Color #8e9d97 mixed toward black.

#74857e

#5d6b65

#45504c

#2e3533

#171b19

Tints

Color #8e9d97 mixed toward white.

#a1ada8

#b4beba

#c6cecb

#d9dedc

#ecefee

Tones

Color #8e9d97 mixed toward gray.

#8f9c97

#909a96

#929996

#939896

#949796

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#959598 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#949399 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#8f9a9a · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 8.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e9d97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e9d97]

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Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#8e9d97 (#8e9d97) is rgb(142, 157, 151) in RGB.

No, #8e9d97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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