#88a8ac

Color #88a8ac

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.27 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#88a8ac

RGB

rgb(136, 168, 172)

HSL

hsl(186.7, 17.8%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.7, 20.9%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.9%, 2.3%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(66.69, -10.02, -5.69)

LCH

lch(66.69, 11.52, 209.59)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.0356, 205.77)

HWB

hwb(186.7, 53.3%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac8c88

Analogous

#88ac9e

#88a8ac

#8896ac

Triadic

#88a8ac

#ac88a8

#a8ac88

Split-complementary

#88a8ac

#ac8896

#ac9e88

Tetradic

#88a8ac

#8c88ac

#ac8c88

#a8ac88

Square

#88a8ac

#9e88ac

#ac8c88

#96ac88

Shades

Color #88a8ac mixed toward black.

#6a9297

#547579

#3f585b

#2a3a3c

#151d1e

Tints

Color #88a8ac mixed toward white.

#9cb6ba

#b0c5c8

#c4d3d5

#d7e2e3

#ebf0f1

Tones

Color #88a8ac mixed toward gray.

#8ba6a9

#8ea3a6

#91a1a3

#949fa0

#979c9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797ab · ΔE 16.9

Deuteranopia

#9593ab · ΔE 18.8

Tritanopia

#8aaaaa · ΔE 2

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 11.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #88a8ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#88a8ac]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#88a8ac (#88a8ac) is rgb(136, 168, 172) in RGB.

No, #88a8ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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