#8ab7bd

Color #8ab7bd

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.1 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8ab7bd

RGB

rgb(138, 183, 189)

HSL

hsl(187.1, 27.9%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.1, 27%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(27%, 3.2%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(71.52, -13.47, -7.9)

LCH

lch(71.52, 15.62, 210.39)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0485, 206.3)

HWB

hwb(187.1, 54.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd908a

Analogous

#8abda9

#8ab7bd

#8a9dbd

Triadic

#8ab7bd

#bd8ab7

#b7bd8a

Split-complementary

#8ab7bd

#bd8a9d

#bda98a

Tetradic

#8ab7bd

#908abd

#bd908a

#b7bd8a

Square

#8ab7bd

#a98abd

#bd908a

#9dbd8a

Shades

Color #8ab7bd mixed toward black.

#67a2a9

#4f848b

#3b6369

#274246

#142123

Tints

Color #8ab7bd mixed toward white.

#9dc3c8

#b1cfd3

#c4dbde

#d8e7e9

#ebf3f4

Tones

Color #8ab7bd mixed toward gray.

#8eb4b9

#92b0b4

#97adb0

#9baaac

#9fa7a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0bc · ΔE 20.8

Deuteranopia

#9d99bb · ΔE 23.2

Tritanopia

#8dbaba · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ab7bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ab7bd]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#8ab7bd (#8ab7bd) is rgb(138, 183, 189) in RGB.

No, #8ab7bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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