#8aadaf

Color #8aadaf

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.23 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8aadaf

RGB

rgb(138, 173, 175)

HSL

hsl(183.2, 18.8%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.2, 21.1%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.1%, 1.1%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(68.3, -11.38, -4.95)

LCH

lch(68.3, 12.41, 203.51)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0382, 200.71)

HWB

hwb(183.2, 54.1%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#af8c8a

Analogous

#8aaf9f

#8aadaf

#8a9baf

Triadic

#8aadaf

#af8aad

#adaf8a

Split-complementary

#8aadaf

#af8a9b

#af9f8a

Tetradic

#8aadaf

#8c8aaf

#af8c8a

#adaf8a

Square

#8aadaf

#9f8aaf

#af8c8a

#9baf8a

Shades

Color #8aadaf mixed toward black.

#6b979a

#557a7c

#405b5d

#2a3d3e

#151e1f

Tints

Color #8aadaf mixed toward white.

#9ebbbc

#b1c8ca

#c5d6d7

#d8e4e4

#ecf1f2

Tones

Color #8aadaf mixed toward gray.

#8daaac

#90a8a9

#93a5a6

#96a2a3

#999fa0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9baf · ΔE 17.6

Deuteranopia

#9896ae · ΔE 20

Tritanopia

#8caeae · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8aadaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8aadaf]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#8aadaf (#8aadaf) is rgb(138, 173, 175) in RGB.

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

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