#8bb0b5

Color #8bb0b5

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.76 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8bb0b5

RGB

rgb(139, 176, 181)

HSL

hsl(187.1, 22.1%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.1, 23.2%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.2%, 2.8%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(69.38, -11.31, -6.67)

LCH

lch(69.38, 13.13, 210.53)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0407, 206.44)

HWB

hwb(187.1, 54.5%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5908b

Analogous

#8bb5a5

#8bb0b5

#8b9bb5

Triadic

#8bb0b5

#b58bb0

#b0b58b

Split-complementary

#8bb0b5

#b58b9b

#b5a58b

Tetradic

#8bb0b5

#908bb5

#b5908b

#b0b58b

Square

#8bb0b5

#a58bb5

#b5908b

#9bb58b

Shades

Color #8bb0b5 mixed toward black.

#6a9aa0

#537d82

#3e5d62

#2a3e41

#151f21

Tints

Color #8bb0b5 mixed toward white.

#9ebdc1

#b2cace

#c5d7da

#d8e5e6

#ecf2f3

Tones

Color #8bb0b5 mixed toward gray.

#8eadb1

#92abae

#95a8aa

#99a5a7

#9ca3a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9db4 · ΔE 18

Deuteranopia

#9a97b4 · ΔE 21

Tritanopia

#8db3b3 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8bb0b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bb0b5]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#8bb0b5 (#8bb0b5) is rgb(139, 176, 181) in RGB.

No, #8bb0b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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