#8eb6bd

Color #8eb6bd

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 12.87 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8eb6bd

RGB

rgb(142, 182, 189)

HSL

hsl(188.9, 26.3%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.9, 24.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.9%, 3.7%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(71.47, -11.74, -7.94)

LCH

lch(71.47, 14.17, 214.07)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.044, 209.42)

HWB

hwb(188.9, 55.7%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd958e

Analogous

#8ebdac

#8eb6bd

#8e9fbd

Triadic

#8eb6bd

#bd8eb6

#b6bd8e

Split-complementary

#8eb6bd

#bd8e9f

#bdac8e

Tetradic

#8eb6bd

#958ebd

#bd958e

#b6bd8e

Square

#8eb6bd

#ac8ebd

#bd958e

#9fbd8e

Shades

Color #8eb6bd mixed toward black.

#6ba0a9

#51838b

#3d6269

#294146

#142123

Tints

Color #8eb6bd mixed toward white.

#a1c2c8

#b4ced3

#c6dbde

#d9e7e9

#ecf3f4

Tones

Color #8eb6bd mixed toward gray.

#92b3b9

#96b1b5

#9aaeb1

#9eabad

#a2a8a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1bb · ΔE 19.2

Deuteranopia

#9f9bbb · ΔE 21.8

Tritanopia

#90baba · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 13.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8eb6bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8eb6bd]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Frequently asked questions

#8eb6bd (#8eb6bd) is rgb(142, 182, 189) in RGB.

No, #8eb6bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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