#8cb7be

Color #8cb7be

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.68 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8cb7be

RGB

rgb(140, 183, 190)

HSL

hsl(188.4, 27.8%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.4, 26.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.3%, 3.7%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(71.66, -12.64, -8.22)

LCH

lch(71.66, 15.08, 213.04)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0469, 208.53)

HWB

hwb(188.4, 54.9%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#be938c

Analogous

#8cbeac

#8cb7be

#8c9ebe

Triadic

#8cb7be

#be8cb7

#b7be8c

Split-complementary

#8cb7be

#be8c9e

#beac8c

Tetradic

#8cb7be

#938cbe

#be938c

#b7be8c

Square

#8cb7be

#ac8cbe

#be938c

#9ebe8c

Shades

Color #8cb7be mixed toward black.

#69a1aa

#4f848d

#3c6369

#284246

#142123

Tints

Color #8cb7be mixed toward white.

#9fc3c9

#b2cfd4

#c5dbdf

#d9e7e9

#ecf3f4

Tones

Color #8cb7be mixed toward gray.

#90b4ba

#94b1b6

#98aeb1

#9dabad

#a1a8a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a1bc · ΔE 19.6

Deuteranopia

#9e9bbc · ΔE 22.2

Tritanopia

#8fbbbb · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8cb7be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cb7be]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#8cb7be (#8cb7be) is rgb(140, 183, 190) in RGB.

No, #8cb7be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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