#8cbcbc

Color #8cbcbc

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.7 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8cbcbc

RGB

rgb(140, 188, 188)

HSL

hsl(180, 26.4%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 25.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(73, -15.71, -5.14)

LCH

lch(73, 16.53, 198.12)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0506, 196.18)

HWB

hwb(180, 54.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc8c8c

Analogous

#8cbca4

#8cbcbc

#8ca4bc

Triadic

#8cbcbc

#bc8cbc

#bcbc8c

Split-complementary

#8cbcbc

#bc8ca4

#bca48c

Tetradic

#8cbcbc

#8c8cbc

#bc8c8c

#bcbc8c

Square

#8cbcbc

#a48cbc

#bc8c8c

#a4bc8c

Shades

Color #8cbcbc mixed toward black.

#69a8a8

#508a8a

#3c6868

#284545

#142323

Tints

Color #8cbcbc mixed toward white.

#9fc7c7

#b2d2d2

#c5dddd

#d9e9e9

#ecf4f4

Tones

Color #8cbcbc mixed toward gray.

#90b8b8

#94b4b4

#98b0b0

#9cacac

#a0a8a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3bc · ΔE 22

Deuteranopia

#a09cbc · ΔE 24.7

Tritanopia

#8fbcbc · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8cbcbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cbcbc]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#8cbcbc (#8cbcbc) is rgb(140, 188, 188) in RGB.

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

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