#8cb2ba

Color #8cb2ba

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.59 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#8cb2ba

RGB

rgb(140, 178, 186)

HSL

hsl(190.4, 25%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.4, 24.7%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.7%, 4.3%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(70.15, -10.92, -8.27)

LCH

lch(70.15, 13.7, 217.14)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0425, 211.93)

HWB

hwb(190.4, 54.9%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ba948c

Analogous

#8cbaab

#8cb2ba

#8c9bba

Triadic

#8cb2ba

#ba8cb2

#b2ba8c

Split-complementary

#8cb2ba

#ba8c9b

#baab8c

Tetradic

#8cb2ba

#948cba

#ba948c

#b2ba8c

Square

#8cb2ba

#ab8cba

#ba948c

#9bba8c

Shades

Color #8cb2ba mixed toward black.

#6a9ba6

#517e88

#3d5f66

#293f44

#142022

Tints

Color #8cb2ba mixed toward white.

#9fbfc5

#b2ccd1

#c5d8dc

#d9e5e8

#ecf2f3

Tones

Color #8cb2ba mixed toward gray.

#90afb6

#94adb2

#97aaae

#9ba8ab

#9fa5a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eb8 · ΔE 18.6

Deuteranopia

#9c99b8 · ΔE 20.7

Tritanopia

#8eb7b6 · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8cb2ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cb2ba]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#8cb2ba (#8cb2ba) is rgb(140, 178, 186) in RGB.

No, #8cb2ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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