#8cc5ce

Color #8cc5ce

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 9.44 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-400 #00d3f2 · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8cc5ce

RGB

rgb(140, 197, 206)

HSL

hsl(188.2, 40.2%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.2, 32%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(32%, 4.4%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(76.05, -16.16, -10.4)

LCH

lch(76.05, 19.22, 212.76)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.06, 208.23)

HWB

hwb(188.2, 54.9%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ce958c

Analogous

#8cceb6

#8cc5ce

#8ca4ce

Triadic

#8cc5ce

#ce8cc5

#c5ce8c

Split-complementary

#8cc5ce

#ce8ca4

#ceb68c

Tetradic

#8cc5ce

#958cce

#ce958c

#c5ce8c

Square

#8cc5ce

#b68cce

#ce958c

#a4ce8c

Shades

Color #8cc5ce mixed toward black.

#63b0bd

#4595a2

#347079

#224a51

#112528

Tints

Color #8cc5ce mixed toward white.

#9fcfd6

#b2d8de

#c5e2e6

#d9ecef

#ecf5f7

Tones

Color #8cc5ce mixed toward gray.

#91c1c8

#97bdc3

#9cb9bd

#a2b5b8

#a7b1b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8cc · ΔE 22.9

Deuteranopia

#a4a0cb · ΔE 24.6

Tritanopia

#90caca · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8cc5ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cc5ce]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#8cc5ce (#8cc5ce) is rgb(140, 197, 206) in RGB.

No, #8cc5ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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