#8C979B

#8C979B

Color Values

HEX

#8C979B

RGB

140, 151, 155

HSL

196.0, 7.0%, 57.8%

HSV

196.0, 9.7%, 60.8%

CMYK

9.7%, 2.6%, 0.0%, 39.2%

OKLCH

0.6688 0.014 221.5

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: RAL 7001 Silver Grey

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8C979B

#9B908C

Analogous

#8C9B97

#8C8F9B

#8C979B

Triadic

#8C979B

#9B8C97

#979B8C

Split Complementary

#8C979B

#9B8C8F

#9B978C

Tetradic

#8C979B

#978C9B

#9B908C

#8F9B8C

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8C979B

Protanopia

#91919A

Deuteranopia

#908F9A

Tritanopia

#8D9999

Achromatopsia

#959595

CSS Usage

background-color: #8C979B;
color: #8C979B;
border-color: #8C979B;
Nearest Tailwind: Zinc 400 #A1A1AA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F8F8
100
#ECEEEE
200
#D9DCDE
300
#BEC4C6
400
#9AA4A7
500
#778488
600
#5F696D
700
#4C5457
800
#3B4244
900
#2D3234
950
#1D1F21

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.99:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

7.02:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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