#8cb1b8

Color #8cb1b8

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.37 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8cb1b8

RGB

rgb(140, 177, 184)

HSL

hsl(189.5, 23.7%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.5, 23.9%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.9%, 3.8%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(69.81, -10.85, -7.68)

LCH

lch(69.81, 13.29, 215.29)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0413, 210.42)

HWB

hwb(189.5, 54.9%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8938c

Analogous

#8cb8a9

#8cb1b8

#8c9bb8

Triadic

#8cb1b8

#b88cb1

#b1b88c

Split-complementary

#8cb1b8

#b88c9b

#b8a98c

Tetradic

#8cb1b8

#938cb8

#b8938c

#b1b88c

Square

#8cb1b8

#a98cb8

#b8938c

#9bb88c

Shades

Color #8cb1b8 mixed toward black.

#6a9aa3

#527d86

#3e5e64

#293f43

#151f21

Tints

Color #8cb1b8 mixed toward white.

#9fbec4

#b2cbd0

#c5d8db

#d9e5e7

#ecf2f3

Tones

Color #8cb1b8 mixed toward gray.

#90aeb4

#93acb1

#97a9ad

#9ba7a9

#9ea4a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9eb6 · ΔE 17.8

Deuteranopia

#9b98b6 · ΔE 20.6

Tritanopia

#8eb5b5 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8cb1b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cb1b8]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#8cb1b8 (#8cb1b8) is rgb(140, 177, 184) in RGB.

No, #8cb1b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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