#8cbbbd

Color #8cbbbd

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.6 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#8cbbbd

RGB

rgb(140, 187, 189)

HSL

hsl(182.4, 27.1%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(182.4, 25.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.9%, 1.1%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(72.75, -14.96, -6.06)

LCH

lch(72.75, 16.14, 202.05)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0497, 199.38)

HWB

hwb(182.4, 54.9%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd8e8c

Analogous

#8cbda6

#8cbbbd

#8ca3bd

Triadic

#8cbbbd

#bd8cbb

#bbbd8c

Split-complementary

#8cbbbd

#bd8ca3

#bda68c

Tetradic

#8cbbbd

#8e8cbd

#bd8e8c

#bbbd8c

Square

#8cbbbd

#a68cbd

#bd8e8c

#a3bd8c

Shades

Color #8cbbbd mixed toward black.

#69a6a9

#50898b

#3c6769

#284446

#142223

Tints

Color #8cbbbd mixed toward white.

#9fc6c8

#b2d2d3

#c5ddde

#d9e8e9

#ecf4f4

Tones

Color #8cbbbd mixed toward gray.

#90b7b9

#94b4b5

#98b0b1

#9cacad

#a0a8a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3bd · ΔE 21.6

Deuteranopia

#a09cbc · ΔE 24.2

Tritanopia

#8fbcbc · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 15.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8cbbbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cbbbd]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#8cbbbd (#8cbbbd) is rgb(140, 187, 189) in RGB.

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

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