#8aa7b4

Color #8aa7b4

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.91 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8aa7b4

RGB

rgb(138, 167, 180)

HSL

hsl(198.6, 21.9%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.6, 23.3%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.3%, 7.2%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(66.77, -7.02, -9.99)

LCH

lch(66.77, 12.21, 234.9)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0373, 226.85)

HWB

hwb(198.6, 54.1%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4978a

Analogous

#8ab4ac

#8aa7b4

#8a92b4

Triadic

#8aa7b4

#b48aa7

#a7b48a

Split-complementary

#8aa7b4

#b48a92

#b4ac8a

Tetradic

#8aa7b4

#978ab4

#b4978a

#a7b48a

Square

#8aa7b4

#ac8ab4

#b4978a

#92b48a

Shades

Color #8aa7b4 mixed toward black.

#6a8f9f

#537381

#3e5661

#293941

#151d20

Tints

Color #8aa7b4 mixed toward white.

#9eb6c1

#b1c4cd

#c5d3da

#d8e2e6

#ecf0f3

Tones

Color #8aa7b4 mixed toward gray.

#8ea6b1

#91a4ad

#95a3aa

#98a2a6

#9ca0a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9798b1 · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#9693b0 · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#8cafae · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8aa7b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8aa7b4]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8aa7b4 (#8aa7b4) is rgb(138, 167, 180) in RGB.

No, #8aa7b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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