#8aabb2

Color #8aabb2

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.06 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8aabb2

RGB

rgb(138, 171, 178)

HSL

hsl(190.5, 20.6%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.5, 22.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.5%, 3.9%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(67.83, -9.64, -7.31)

LCH

lch(67.83, 12.1, 217.17)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0375, 212.04)

HWB

hwb(190.5, 54.1%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2918a

Analogous

#8ab2a5

#8aabb2

#8a97b2

Triadic

#8aabb2

#b28aab

#abb28a

Split-complementary

#8aabb2

#b28a97

#b2a58a

Tetradic

#8aabb2

#918ab2

#b2918a

#abb28a

Square

#8aabb2

#a58ab2

#b2918a

#97b28a

Shades

Color #8aabb2 mixed toward black.

#6a949d

#54787f

#3f5a5f

#2a3c40

#151e20

Tints

Color #8aabb2 mixed toward white.

#9eb9bf

#b1c7cc

#c5d5d9

#d8e3e5

#ecf1f2

Tones

Color #8aabb2 mixed toward gray.

#8da9af

#91a7ab

#94a5a8

#97a2a5

#9ba0a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999ab0 · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#9795b0 · ΔE 18.9

Tritanopia

#8cafaf · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 11.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8aabb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8aabb2]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#8aabb2 (#8aabb2) is rgb(138, 171, 178) in RGB.

No, #8aabb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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