#8bb8bb

Color #8bb8bb

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.04 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8bb8bb

RGB

rgb(139, 184, 187)

HSL

hsl(183.8, 26.1%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.8, 25.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.7%, 1.6%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(71.8, -14.16, -6.38)

LCH

lch(71.8, 15.53, 204.25)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.048, 201.27)

HWB

hwb(183.8, 54.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb8e8b

Analogous

#8bbba6

#8bb8bb

#8ba0bb

Triadic

#8bb8bb

#bb8bb8

#b8bb8b

Split-complementary

#8bb8bb

#bb8ba0

#bba68b

Tetradic

#8bb8bb

#8e8bbb

#bb8e8b

#b8bb8b

Square

#8bb8bb

#a68bbb

#bb8e8b

#a0bb8b

Shades

Color #8bb8bb mixed toward black.

#69a3a7

#508589

#3c6467

#284344

#142122

Tints

Color #8bb8bb mixed toward white.

#9ec4c6

#b2d0d2

#c5dbdd

#d8e7e8

#ecf3f4

Tones

Color #8bb8bb mixed toward gray.

#8fb4b7

#93b1b3

#97adaf

#9baaab

#9fa6a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a1ba · ΔE 20.5

Deuteranopia

#9e9aba · ΔE 23.7

Tritanopia

#8ebaba · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 14.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8bb8bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bb8bb]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#8bb8bb (#8bb8bb) is rgb(139, 184, 187) in RGB.

No, #8bb8bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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