#8bb3bf

Color #8bb3bf

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.11 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8bb3bf

RGB

rgb(139, 179, 191)

HSL

hsl(193.8, 28.9%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.8, 27.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.2%, 6.3%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(70.52, -10.59, -10.48)

LCH

lch(70.52, 14.9, 224.7)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0463, 218.16)

HWB

hwb(193.8, 54.5%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf978b

Analogous

#8bbfb1

#8bb3bf

#8b99bf

Triadic

#8bb3bf

#bf8bb3

#b3bf8b

Split-complementary

#8bb3bf

#bf8b99

#bfb18b

Tetradic

#8bb3bf

#978bbf

#bf978b

#b3bf8b

Square

#8bb3bf

#b18bbf

#bf978b

#99bf8b

Shades

Color #8bb3bf mixed toward black.

#689cab

#4e7f8e

#3b5f6a

#274047

#142023

Tints

Color #8bb3bf mixed toward white.

#9ec0ca

#b2ccd4

#c5d9df

#d8e6ea

#ecf2f4

Tones

Color #8bb3bf mixed toward gray.

#8fb1bb

#94aeb6

#98acb2

#9caaae

#a1a7a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ebc · ΔE 18.8

Deuteranopia

#9c98bc · ΔE 20.9

Tritanopia

#8dbab9 · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 13.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8bb3bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bb3bf]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#8bb3bf (#8bb3bf) is rgb(139, 179, 191) in RGB.

No, #8bb3bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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