#8ab0bf

Color #8ab0bf

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.39 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#8ab0bf

RGB

rgb(138, 176, 191)

HSL

hsl(197, 29.3%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197, 27.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.7%, 7.9%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(69.62, -9.29, -11.83)

LCH

lch(69.62, 15.04, 231.86)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0465, 224.04)

HWB

hwb(197, 54.1%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf998a

Analogous

#8abfb4

#8ab0bf

#8a95bf

Triadic

#8ab0bf

#bf8ab0

#b0bf8a

Split-complementary

#8ab0bf

#bf8a95

#bfb48a

Tetradic

#8ab0bf

#998abf

#bf998a

#b0bf8a

Square

#8ab0bf

#b48abf

#bf998a

#95bf8a

Shades

Color #8ab0bf mixed toward black.

#6798ac

#4e7c8e

#3a5d6a

#273e47

#131f23

Tints

Color #8ab0bf mixed toward white.

#9dbdca

#b1cad4

#c4d7df

#d8e5ea

#ebf2f4

Tones

Color #8ab0bf mixed toward gray.

#8eaebb

#93acb6

#97aab2

#9ca8ad

#a0a6a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cbc · ΔE 17.8

Deuteranopia

#9a97bb · ΔE 19.4

Tritanopia

#8cb9b8 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 12.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ab0bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ab0bf]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#8ab0bf (#8ab0bf) is rgb(138, 176, 191) in RGB.

No, #8ab0bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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