#8aabac

Color #8aabac

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.31 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8aabac

RGB

rgb(138, 171, 172)

HSL

hsl(181.8, 17%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(181.8, 19.8%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.8%, 0.6%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(67.66, -10.99, -4.24)

LCH

lch(67.66, 11.78, 201.1)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0361, 198.74)

HWB

hwb(181.8, 54.1%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac8b8a

Analogous

#8aac9c

#8aabac

#8a9aac

Triadic

#8aabac

#ac8aab

#abac8a

Split-complementary

#8aabac

#ac8a9a

#ac9c8a

Tetradic

#8aabac

#8b8aac

#ac8b8a

#abac8a

Square

#8aabac

#9c8aac

#ac8b8a

#9aac8a

Shades

Color #8aabac mixed toward black.

#6c9597

#567879

#405a5b

#2b3c3c

#151e1e

Tints

Color #8aabac mixed toward white.

#9eb9ba

#b1c7c8

#c5d5d6

#d8e3e3

#ecf1f1

Tones

Color #8aabac mixed toward gray.

#8da8a9

#90a6a6

#93a3a4

#95a0a1

#989e9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999aac · ΔE 16.8

Deuteranopia

#9795ac · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#8cacac · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8aabac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8aabac]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#8aabac (#8aabac) is rgb(138, 171, 172) in RGB.

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

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