#8caab6

Color #8caab6

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.27 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8caab6

RGB

rgb(140, 170, 182)

HSL

hsl(197.1, 22.3%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.1, 23.1%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.1%, 6.6%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(67.8, -7.56, -9.56)

LCH

lch(67.8, 12.19, 231.66)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0373, 224.13)

HWB

hwb(197.1, 54.9%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6988c

Analogous

#8cb6ad

#8caab6

#8c95b6

Triadic

#8caab6

#b68caa

#aab68c

Split-complementary

#8caab6

#b68c95

#b6ad8c

Tetradic

#8caab6

#988cb6

#b6988c

#aab68c

Square

#8caab6

#ad8cb6

#b6988c

#95b68c

Shades

Color #8caab6 mixed toward black.

#6b92a1

#537683

#3f5862

#2a3b42

#151d21

Tints

Color #8caab6 mixed toward white.

#9fb8c2

#b2c6ce

#c5d4da

#d9e3e7

#ecf1f3

Tones

Color #8caab6 mixed toward gray.

#8fa8b2

#93a7af

#96a5ab

#9aa4a8

#9da2a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9ab3 · ΔE 15.4

Deuteranopia

#9896b3 · ΔE 17.1

Tritanopia

#8eb1b0 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 11.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8caab6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8caab6]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8caab6 (#8caab6) is rgb(140, 170, 182) in RGB.

No, #8caab6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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