#8bacb1

Color #8bacb1

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.92 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8bacb1

RGB

rgb(139, 172, 177)

HSL

hsl(187.9, 19.6%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.9, 21.5%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.5%, 2.8%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(68.14, -10.09, -6.29)

LCH

lch(68.14, 11.89, 211.94)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0368, 207.68)

HWB

hwb(187.9, 54.5%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1908b

Analogous

#8bb1a3

#8bacb1

#8b99b1

Triadic

#8bacb1

#b18bac

#acb18b

Split-complementary

#8bacb1

#b18b99

#b1a38b

Tetradic

#8bacb1

#908bb1

#b1908b

#acb18b

Square

#8bacb1

#a38bb1

#b1908b

#99b18b

Shades

Color #8bacb1 mixed toward black.

#6c969c

#55797e

#405a5f

#2a3c3f

#151e20

Tints

Color #8bacb1 mixed toward white.

#9ebabe

#b2c8cb

#c5d6d8

#d8e3e5

#ecf1f2

Tones

Color #8bacb1 mixed toward gray.

#8eaaae

#91a7ab

#95a5a8

#98a3a4

#9ba0a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9bb0 · ΔE 16.6

Deuteranopia

#9896b0 · ΔE 19.2

Tritanopia

#8dafaf · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 12

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8bacb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bacb1]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Blue #add8e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#8bacb1 (#8bacb1) is rgb(139, 172, 177) in RGB.

No, #8bacb1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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