#8bb3b7

Color #8bb3b7

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.69 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8bb3b7

RGB

rgb(139, 179, 183)

HSL

hsl(185.5, 23.4%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.5, 24%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(24%, 2.2%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(70.28, -12.45, -6.44)

LCH

lch(70.28, 14.02, 207.35)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0433, 203.84)

HWB

hwb(185.5, 54.5%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b78f8b

Analogous

#8bb7a5

#8bb3b7

#8b9db7

Triadic

#8bb3b7

#b78bb3

#b3b78b

Split-complementary

#8bb3b7

#b78b9d

#b7a58b

Tetradic

#8bb3b7

#8f8bb7

#b78f8b

#b3b78b

Square

#8bb3b7

#a58bb7

#b78f8b

#9db78b

Shades

Color #8bb3b7 mixed toward black.

#6a9da2

#528084

#3e6063

#294042

#152021

Tints

Color #8bb3b7 mixed toward white.

#9ec0c3

#b2cccf

#c5d9db

#d8e6e7

#ecf2f3

Tones

Color #8bb3b7 mixed toward gray.

#8fb0b3

#92adb0

#96aaac

#9aa7a8

#9da4a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eb6 · ΔE 19.5

Deuteranopia

#9c98b6 · ΔE 22.3

Tritanopia

#8db5b5 · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 13.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8bb3b7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bb3b7]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#8bb3b7 (#8bb3b7) is rgb(139, 179, 183) in RGB.

No, #8bb3b7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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