#8cb1a6

Color #8cb1a6

A muted light green.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 13.04 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 11.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8cb1a6

RGB

rgb(140, 177, 166)

HSL

hsl(162.2, 19.2%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(162.2, 20.9%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.9%, 0%, 6.2%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(69.31, -14.8, 1.51)

LCH

lch(69.31, 14.88, 174.17)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0432, 174.95)

HWB

hwb(162.2, 54.9%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b18c97

Analogous

#8cb194

#8cb1a6

#8caab1

Triadic

#8cb1a6

#a68cb1

#b1a68c

Split-complementary

#8cb1a6

#b18caa

#b1948c

Tetradic

#8cb1a6

#8c97b1

#b18c97

#b1a68c

Square

#8cb1a6

#948cb1

#b18c97

#aab18c

Shades

Color #8cb1a6 mixed toward black.

#6d9c8e

#557e72

#405f55

#2b3f39

#15201c

Tints

Color #8cb1a6 mixed toward white.

#9fbeb5

#b2cbc4

#c6d8d3

#d9e5e1

#ecf2f0

Tones

Color #8cb1a6 mixed toward gray.

#8faea5

#92aba4

#95a8a2

#98a5a1

#9ca2a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9ea9 · ΔE 18.3

Deuteranopia

#9b98a9 · ΔE 22

Tritanopia

#8eabab · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 14.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8cb1a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cb1a6]

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Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Frequently asked questions

#8cb1a6 (#8cb1a6) is rgb(140, 177, 166) in RGB.

No, #8cb1a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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