#a8bcbd

Color #a8bcbd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.76 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a8bcbd

RGB

rgb(168, 188, 189)

HSL

hsl(182.9, 13.7%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(182.9, 11.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 0.5%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.8, -6.62, -2.83)

LCH

lch(74.8, 7.2, 203.15)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.022, 200.5)

HWB

hwb(182.9, 65.9%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bda9a8

Analogous

#a8bdb4

#a8bcbd

#a8b1bd

Triadic

#a8bcbd

#bda8bc

#bcbda8

Split-complementary

#a8bcbd

#bda8b1

#bdb4a8

Tetradic

#a8bcbd

#a9a8bd

#bda9a8

#bcbda8

Square

#a8bcbd

#b4a8bd

#bda9a8

#b1bda8

Shades

Color #a8bcbd mixed toward black.

#86a2a3

#678687

#4d6465

#334344

#1a2122

Tints

Color #a8bcbd mixed toward white.

#b7c7c8

#c5d2d3

#d4ddde

#e2e9e9

#f1f4f4

Tones

Color #a8bcbd mixed toward gray.

#aababb

#acb9b9

#adb7b8

#afb6b6

#b1b4b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1bd · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#b0aebd · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#a9bdbd · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 8.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8bcbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8bcbd]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#a8bcbd (#a8bcbd) is rgb(168, 188, 189) in RGB.

No, #a8bcbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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