#8bc5c9

Color #8bc5c9

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 10.87 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-400 #00d3f2 · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8bc5c9

RGB

rgb(139, 197, 201)

HSL

hsl(183.9, 36.5%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.9, 30.8%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.8%, 2%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(75.85, -17.63, -8)

LCH

lch(75.85, 19.36, 204.41)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0599, 201.43)

HWB

hwb(183.9, 54.5%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c98f8b

Analogous

#8bc9ae

#8bc5c9

#8ba6c9

Triadic

#8bc5c9

#c98bc5

#c5c98b

Split-complementary

#8bc5c9

#c98ba6

#c9ae8b

Tetradic

#8bc5c9

#8f8bc9

#c98f8b

#c5c98b

Square

#8bc5c9

#ae8bc9

#c98f8b

#a6c98b

Shades

Color #8bc5c9 mixed toward black.

#64b2b7

#48959b

#367074

#244b4d

#122527

Tints

Color #8bc5c9 mixed toward white.

#9ecfd2

#b2d8db

#c5e2e4

#d8eced

#ecf5f6

Tones

Color #8bc5c9 mixed toward gray.

#90c1c4

#95bcbf

#9bb8ba

#a0b3b4

#a5afaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a8c8 · ΔE 23.4

Deuteranopia

#a49fc8 · ΔE 26

Tritanopia

#8fc7c7 · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8bc5c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bc5c9]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#8bc5c9 (#8bc5c9) is rgb(139, 197, 201) in RGB.

No, #8bc5c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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