#98aeab

Color #98aeab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.27 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#98aeab

RGB

rgb(152, 174, 171)

HSL

hsl(171.8, 12%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(171.8, 12.6%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 0%, 1.7%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(69.39, -8.2, -1.03)

LCH

lch(69.39, 8.26, 187.16)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0248, 186.72)

HWB

hwb(171.8, 59.6%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ae989b

Analogous

#98aea0

#98aeab

#98a6ae

Triadic

#98aeab

#ab98ae

#aeab98

Split-complementary

#98aeab

#ae98a6

#aea098

Tetradic

#98aeab

#989bae

#ae989b

#aeab98

Square

#98aeab

#a098ae

#ae989b

#a6ae98

Shades

Color #98aeab mixed toward black.

#799692

#607a76

#485b59

#303d3b

#181e1e

Tints

Color #98aeab mixed toward white.

#a9bbb9

#bac9c7

#cbd6d5

#dde4e3

#eef1f1

Tones

Color #98aeab mixed toward gray.

#9aacaa

#9caaa8

#9da8a7

#9fa7a6

#a1a5a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2ac · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#a19fac · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#99acac · ΔE 2

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #98aeab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98aeab]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#98aeab (#98aeab) is rgb(152, 174, 171) in RGB.

No, #98aeab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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