Tom color: Tom blue-grey

Tom is the blue-grey house cat who endlessly chases Jerry the mouse. Its approximate study hex value is #8DA0B5 (RGB 141, 160, 181; HSB 212°, 22%, 71%).

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Tom and JerryBlue cartoonsfurFirst appeared 1940
Tom — official character art (via Wikipedia).
Hex
#8DA0B5
RGB
141, 160, 181
HSB
212°, 22%, 71%
CSS
color: #8DA0B5;

Tom blue-grey palette

Tints, shades, and the complementary color — useful for color study and for matching Tom's shade in the game.

Lighter
#D4DBE3
Light
#B5C1CF
Base
#8DA0B5
Dark
#667382
Darker
#444D57
Complement
#B5A28D

Why this shade?

A cool blue-grey distinguishes the cat from warm backgrounds and from his brown rival, Jerry.

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How this value is sourced: Color values are study approximations sampled from official character art and corroborated against widely-cited community color references, then expressed as the nearest standard hex value.

Color values are approximate study values. Toon Tone is an unaffiliated fan project; Tom and Tom and Jerry are the property of their respective owners.

About Tom's color

What color is Tom?

Tom is the blue-grey house cat who endlessly chases Jerry the mouse. Its approximate study hex value is #8DA0B5 (RGB 141, 160, 181; HSB 212°, 22%, 71%).

What is the hex code for Tom?

Tom is commonly studied as #8DA0B5 — a tom blue-grey shade with RGB (141, 160, 181) and HSB (212°, 22%, 71%).

Why is Tom blue?

A cool blue-grey distinguishes the cat from warm backgrounds and from his brown rival, Jerry.

When did Tom first appear?

Tom first appeared in 1940, in Tom and Jerry.