#8baeb9

Color #8baeb9

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 13.12 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8baeb9

RGB

rgb(139, 174, 185)

HSL

hsl(194.3, 24.7%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.3, 24.9%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.9%, 5.9%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(68.94, -9.33, -9.53)

LCH

lch(68.94, 13.34, 225.61)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0412, 218.9)

HWB

hwb(194.3, 54.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9968b

Analogous

#8bb9ad

#8baeb9

#8b97b9

Triadic

#8baeb9

#b98bae

#aeb98b

Split-complementary

#8baeb9

#b98b97

#b9ad8b

Tetradic

#8baeb9

#968bb9

#b9968b

#aeb98b

Square

#8baeb9

#ad8bb9

#b9968b

#97b98b

Shades

Color #8baeb9 mixed toward black.

#6996a5

#517a87

#3d5b65

#293d43

#141e22

Tints

Color #8baeb9 mixed toward white.

#9ebbc5

#b2c9d0

#c5d6dc

#d8e4e8

#ecf1f3

Tones

Color #8baeb9 mixed toward gray.

#8facb5

#93aab1

#96a8ad

#9aa6aa

#9ea4a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9cb6 · ΔE 16.8

Deuteranopia

#9997b6 · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#8db4b4 · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 12.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8baeb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8baeb9]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#8baeb9 (#8baeb9) is rgb(139, 174, 185) in RGB.

No, #8baeb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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