#8bc5c5

Color #8bc5c5

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 11.5 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8bc5c5

RGB

rgb(139, 197, 197)

HSL

hsl(180, 33.3%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 29.4%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.4%, 0%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(75.73, -18.56, -6.01)

LCH

lch(75.73, 19.51, 197.94)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.0597, 196.04)

HWB

hwb(180, 54.5%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c58b8b

Analogous

#8bc5a8

#8bc5c5

#8ba8c5

Triadic

#8bc5c5

#c58bc5

#c5c58b

Split-complementary

#8bc5c5

#c58ba8

#c5a88b

Tetradic

#8bc5c5

#8b8bc5

#c58b8b

#c5c58b

Square

#8bc5c5

#a88bc5

#c58b8b

#a8c58b

Shades

Color #8bc5c5 mixed toward black.

#66b2b2

#4b9595

#387070

#254b4b

#132525

Tints

Color #8bc5c5 mixed toward white.

#9ecfcf

#b2d8d8

#c5e2e2

#d8ecec

#ecf5f5

Tones

Color #8bc5c5 mixed toward gray.

#90c0c0

#95bbbb

#9ab7b7

#9eb2b2

#a3adad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a8c5 · ΔE 23.7

Deuteranopia

#a49fc5 · ΔE 26.7

Tritanopia

#8fc5c5 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8bc5c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bc5c5]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#8bc5c5 (#8bc5c5) is rgb(139, 197, 197) in RGB.

No, #8bc5c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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