#8f9fa6

Color #8f9fa6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.42 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8f9fa6

RGB

rgb(143, 159, 166)

HSL

hsl(198.3, 11.4%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.3, 13.9%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.9%, 4.2%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(64.47, -4.16, -5.56)

LCH

lch(64.47, 6.94, 233.2)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.0209, 225.97)

HWB

hwb(198.3, 56.1%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6968f

Analogous

#8fa6a2

#8f9fa6

#8f94a6

Triadic

#8f9fa6

#a68f9f

#9fa68f

Split-complementary

#8f9fa6

#a68f94

#a6a28f

Tetradic

#8f9fa6

#968fa6

#a6968f

#9fa68f

Square

#8f9fa6

#a28fa6

#a6968f

#94a68f

Shades

Color #8f9fa6 mixed toward black.

#72868f

#5b6c73

#445156

#2e3639

#171b1d

Tints

Color #8f9fa6 mixed toward white.

#a2afb5

#b4bfc4

#c7cfd2

#dadfe1

#eceff0

Tones

Color #8f9fa6 mixed toward gray.

#919ea4

#939ea2

#959da0

#979c9e

#999b9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696a4 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#9594a4 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#90a3a3 · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8f9fa6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f9fa6]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8f9fa6 (#8f9fa6) is rgb(143, 159, 166) in RGB.

No, #8f9fa6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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