#8fa0aa

Color #8fa0aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.26 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8fa0aa

RGB

rgb(143, 160, 170)

HSL

hsl(202.2, 13.7%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.2, 15.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.9%, 5.9%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(64.87, -3.84, -7.21)

LCH

lch(64.87, 8.17, 241.96)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0242, 233.56)

HWB

hwb(202.2, 56.1%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa998f

Analogous

#8faaa7

#8fa0aa

#8f93aa

Triadic

#8fa0aa

#aa8fa0

#a0aa8f

Split-complementary

#8fa0aa

#aa8f93

#aaa78f

Tetradic

#8fa0aa

#998faa

#aa998f

#a0aa8f

Square

#8fa0aa

#a78faa

#aa998f

#93aa8f

Shades

Color #8fa0aa mixed toward black.

#718794

#5a6c77

#445159

#2d363b

#171b1e

Tints

Color #8fa0aa mixed toward white.

#a2b0b8

#b4c0c6

#c7d0d5

#dadfe3

#eceff1

Tones

Color #8fa0aa mixed toward gray.

#919fa8

#949fa6

#969ea3

#989ea1

#9a9d9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797a8 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#9694a7 · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#90a6a5 · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 7.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8fa0aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8fa0aa]

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Frequently asked questions

#8fa0aa (#8fa0aa) is rgb(143, 160, 170) in RGB.

No, #8fa0aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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