#8eb3b1

Color #8eb3b1

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.2 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8eb3b1

RGB

rgb(142, 179, 177)

HSL

hsl(176.8, 19.6%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(176.8, 20.7%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.7%, 0%, 1.1%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(70.29, -12.85, -3.1)

LCH

lch(70.29, 13.22, 193.56)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0401, 192.23)

HWB

hwb(176.8, 55.7%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b38e90

Analogous

#8eb39e

#8eb3b1

#8ea2b3

Triadic

#8eb3b1

#b18eb3

#b3b18e

Split-complementary

#8eb3b1

#b38ea2

#b39e8e

Tetradic

#8eb3b1

#8e90b3

#b38e90

#b3b18e

Square

#8eb3b1

#9e8eb3

#b38e90

#a2b38e

Shades

Color #8eb3b1 mixed toward black.

#6e9d9b

#56807e

#40605e

#2b403f

#15201f

Tints

Color #8eb3b1 mixed toward white.

#a1c0be

#b4cccb

#c6d9d8

#d9e6e5

#ecf2f2

Tones

Color #8eb3b1 mixed toward gray.

#91b0ae

#94adab

#97aaa9

#9aa7a6

#9da3a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9fa0b1 · ΔE 18.1

Deuteranopia

#9d9ab2 · ΔE 21.6

Tritanopia

#90b2b2 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 13.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8eb3b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8eb3b1]

Related colors

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Turquoise #40e0d0

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#8eb3b1 (#8eb3b1) is rgb(142, 179, 177) in RGB.

No, #8eb3b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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