#8cb9b4

Color #8cb9b4

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.5 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8cb9b4

RGB

rgb(140, 185, 180)

HSL

hsl(173.3, 24.3%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(173.3, 24.3%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.3%, 0%, 2.7%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(71.94, -15.95, -2.33)

LCH

lch(71.94, 16.12, 188.31)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0483, 187.73)

HWB

hwb(173.3, 54.9%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b98c91

Analogous

#8cb99d

#8cb9b4

#8ca7b9

Triadic

#8cb9b4

#b48cb9

#b9b48c

Split-complementary

#8cb9b4

#b98ca7

#b99d8c

Tetradic

#8cb9b4

#8c91b9

#b98c91

#b9b48c

Square

#8cb9b4

#9d8cb9

#b98c91

#a7b98c

Shades

Color #8cb9b4 mixed toward black.

#6aa49e

#528781

#3d6561

#294340

#142220

Tints

Color #8cb9b4 mixed toward white.

#9fc5c0

#b2d0cd

#c5dcd9

#d9e8e6

#ecf3f2

Tones

Color #8cb9b4 mixed toward gray.

#90b5b1

#93b1ae

#97aeab

#9baaa8

#9fa6a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a2b5 · ΔE 20.8

Deuteranopia

#9f9bb6 · ΔE 24.6

Tritanopia

#8fb6b6 · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8cb9b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cb9b4]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#8cb9b4 (#8cb9b4) is rgb(140, 185, 180) in RGB.

No, #8cb9b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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